Table 5.
TDF domains associated with motivation where there are different patterns of category beliefs between participants with different levels of adherence
| TDF domain | Category | Adherence level | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V low (n = 5) | Low (n = 5) | Mod (n = 4) | High (n = 4) | ||
| Social role and identity | Being the kind of person who takes their treatment | 0 | 1/5 | 0 | 2/4 |
| Being lazy | 1/5 | 2/5 | 1/4 | 0 | |
| Not being lazy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/4 | |
| Being organized | 0 | 1/5 | 0 | 2/4 | |
| Being disorganized | 2/5 | 0 | 2/4 | 0 | |
| Being obstinate or rebellious | 4/5 | 2/5 | 1/4 | 0 | |
| Beliefs about capability | Especially difficult when tired | 1/5 | 4/5 | 2/4 | 0 |
| Optimism | Complete adherence is achievable | 2/5 | 1/5 | 2/4 | 0 |
| Complete adherence in unachievable | 0 | 3/5 | 2/4 | 3/4 | |
| Uncertain about whether adherence is achievable | 2/5 | 0 | 2/4 | 0 | |
| Beliefs about consequences | Nebulizers are not the most important part of my CF treatment | 2/5 | 3/5 | 0 | 3/4 |
| Nebulizer treatments make me feel worse | 3/5 | 1/5 | 1/4 | 0 | |
| Bugs can become resistant to treatment | 0 | 0 | 2/4 | 1/4 | |
| Reinforcement | Feeling worse as a result of not doing nebulizer treatment | 1/5 | 2/5 | 0 | 1/4 |
| Other rewards for adherence to treatment | 2/5 | 0 | 0 | 3/4 | |
| Intentions | Having stable intentions not to adhere | 2/5 | 2/5 | 0 | 0 |
| Having unstable intention to adhere | 3/5 | 4/5 | 2/4 | 0 | |
| Emotions | Feeling regret or anticipated regret | 1/5 | 1/5 | 0 | 3/4 |
| Feeling fearful | 0 | 1/5 | 0 | 3/4 | |
| Avoiding thinking about CF or treatment | 2/5 | 1/5 | 0 | 0 | |
Light shading indicates <50% of participants; dark shading indicates ≥50% of participants.