Table 2.
Frequency of BCTs described in intervention and control/comparison groups of included studies
| Reference | Counseling the sole intervention? | Total BCTs in the intervention group | Total BCTs in the control group |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical activity | |||
| Coultas et al36 | N | 10 | 0 |
| Altenburg et al33 | Y | 5 | 0 |
| Burtin et al43 | Y | 4 | 0 |
| Hornikx et al44 | Y | 8 | 0 |
| Mendoza et al39 | N | 4 | 4 |
| Van der Weegen et al60 | N | 7 | 0 |
| Zanotti et al32 | N | 1 | 0 |
| Berry et al61 | N | 11 | 0 |
| Hospes et al34 | Y | 5 | 1 |
| de Blok et al35 | N | 8 | 0 |
| Mean no of BCTs (n=10) | 6.3 | 0.5 | |
| SD | 3.1 | 1.3 | |
| Median (interquartile range) | 6.0 (5.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | |
| Smoking cessation | |||
| Jennings et al42 | N | 3 | 0 |
| Yuan et al29 | N | 5 | 0 |
| Chen et al41 | Y | 6 | 0 |
| Hilberink et al30 | Y | 3# | 0 |
| Kotz et al31 | N | 11 | 8 |
| Efraimsson et al37 | Y | 6 | 0 |
| Christenhusz et al38 | Y | 2 | 1 |
| Wagena et al40 | N | 3 | 2 |
| Mean no of BCTs (n=8) | 4.9 | 1.4 | |
| SD | 2.9 | 2.8 | |
| Median (interquartile range) | 4.0 (3.0) | 0.0 (2.0) | |
| Other health behaviors | |||
| Lou et al59 | N | 11 | 0 |
| Ranjita et al58 | N | 5 | 0 |
| Wei et al45 | Y | 2 | 0 |
| Weekes et al62 | Y | 8 | 0 |
| Mean no of BCTs (n=4) | 6.5 | 0.0 | |
| SD | 3.9 | 0.0 | |
| Median (interquartile range) | 6.5 (8.0) | 0.0 (0.0) |
Note:
#
Only included intervention without the pharmacological component.
Abbreviations: BCTs, behavior change techniques; N, no; Y, yes.