Table 10. Mapping of relevant BCTs for optimising medication error reporting and description of BCTs (adapted from [34, 35]).

Relevant behaviour change techniques (BCTs) for domains of beliefs of consequences and emotions	Description of application of these BCTs to medication error reporting interventions
Beliefs of consequences
1. Emotional consequences	Prompt assessment of feelings after reporting a medication error
2. Anticipated regret	Induce or raise awareness of expectations of future regret about not reporting a medication error
3. Social and environmental consequences	Provide information (e.g. written, verbal, visual) about social and environmental consequences of reporting a medication error
4. Comparative imaging of future outcomes	Prompt or advise the imagining and comparing of future outcomes of reporting v not reporting a medication error
5. Vicarious consequences	Prompt observation of the consequences for others when report a medication error
Emotions
1. Reduce negative emotions	Advise on ways of reducing negative emotions to facilitate reporting a medication error (includes ‘stress management’)
2. Emotional consequences	Prompt assessment of feelings after reporting a medication error
3. Social support (emotional)	Advise on, arrange or provide emotional social support (e.g. from colleagues, ‘buddies’ or staff) for reporting a medication error