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. 2018 Dec 18;7(4):e000392. doi: 10.1136/bmjoq-2018-000392

Table 2.

Barriers to change identified through PDSA cycles classified with the Theoretical Domains Framework and the COM-B model17 20

Barrier Theoretical Domain Definition COM-B
Lack of awareness Environmental context and resources Any circumstance of a person’s situation or environment that discourages or encourages the development of skills and abilities, independence, social competence and adaptive behaviour Opportunity
Physical
Finding and completing stickers perceived as unnecessary duplication Goals Mental representations of outcomes or end states that an individual wants to achieve Motivation
Reflective
Bundle fatigue: 22 other bundles and checklists already in use on the AMU Optimism The confidence that things will happen for the best or that desired goals will be attained Motivation
Reflective
Conflict with sepsis and antibiotic policies and with guidance on renal ultrasound in AMU Beliefs about consequences Acceptance of the truth, reality or validity about outcomes of a behaviour in a given situation Motivation
Reflective
Compliance with some bundle elements already perceived as good Beliefs about capabilities Acceptance of the truth, reality or validity about an ability, talent or facility that a person can put to constructive use Motivation
Reflective
Not all bundle elements perceived as equally important Intentions A conscious decision to perform a behaviour or a resolve to act in a certain way Motivation
Reflective

AMU, acute medical unit; COM-B, Capability, Opportunity, Motivation-Behaviour; PDSA, Plan-Do-Study-Act.