Table 1.

Multiple health behavior change (MHBC) research priorities for general and underserved/minority populations

General population						Underserved/minority population
Rank	Type	Item	N	Meana	SD	Rank	Type	Item	N	Meana	SD
1	INT	Sustainability	74	4.58	0.66	1	INT	Sustainability	70	4.59	0.63
2	INT	Long-term effects	75	4.51	0.71	2	TH	Predictors of behavior change	71	4.45	0.75
3	TH	Predictors of behavior change	76	4.36	0.73	3	INT	Dissemination/translation	70	4.44	0.77
4	INT	Dissemination/translation	75	4.36	0.71	4	INT	Long-term effects	67	4.43	0.76
5	TH	Mediator of behavior change	75	4.35	0.74	5	INT	Feasibility	69	4.38	0.73
6	INT	Integration of behaviors	74	4.35	0.69	6	INT	Tailored programs	70	4.37	0.82
7	INT	Feasibility	75	4.31	0.77	7	TH	Moderators of behavior change	70	4.36	0.76
8	TH	Moderators of behavior change	76	4.29	0.75	8	TH	Mediator of behavior change	71	4.31	0.82
9	TH	Influence of one behavior to another	75	4.27	0.79	9	INT	Recruitment and retention	70	4.31**	0.77
10	TH	Common predictors across behaviors	76	4.24	0.85	10	TH	Common predictors across behaviors	70	4.27	0.76
11	INT	Tailored programs	75	4.23	0.80	11	TH	Influence of one behavior to another	71	4.23	0.81
12	MS	Validation of instruments	76	4.09	1.01	12	INT	Integration of behaviors	69	4.23	0.81
13	INT	Cost	75	4.05	0.85	13	INT	Cost	70	4.23	0.85
14	INT	Treatment fidelity	75	3.97	0.85	14	MS	Validation of instruments	70	4.17	0.98
15	INT	Co-action of behaviors	75	3.91	0.72	15	MS	Multi-behavioral indices	70	4.10**	0.84
16	INT	Recruitment and retention	75	3.87**	0.86	16	MS	Measurement burden	70	4.01**	0.94
17	INT	Simultaneous v. sequential	75	3.84	0.75	17	INT	Treatment fidelity	70	3.99	0.93
18	MS	Statistical techniques	76	3.79	0.97	18	INT	Co-action of behaviors	70	3.93	0.73
19	MS	Multi-behavioral indices	76	3.75**	0.91	19	INT	Simultaneous v. sequential	70	3.91	0.78
20	TH	MHBC Theory/models	76	3.64	1.06	20	TH	MHBC Theory/models	71	3.80	0.97
21	TH	Theory testing	75	3.64	1.05	21	MS	Statistical techniques	70	3.74	1.03
22	MS	Measurement burden	75	3.56**	0.99	22	TH	Theory testing	71	3.72	1.00
23	TH	Theory comparison	76	3.34	1.04	23	MS	Equating units of behavioral measures	70	3.57	1.11
24	MS	Equating units of behavioral measures	76	3.33	1.12	24	TH	Theory comparison	70	3.50	1.03

TH theory, MS measurement, INT intervention

^aScale: 1 = not at all important, 2 = a little important, 3 = moderately important, 4 = very important, 5 = extremely important

**Paired t test was used to compare the mean difference between the general population and the underserved population for each item, significant at p < 0.002 using the Bonferroni method for multiple comparison adjustment (p = 0.05/24 items)