Table 2.

Changes to TDF domains and definitions during coding

Original TDF label	Original TDF definition [16]	Revised TDF label	Revised TDF definition	Internal or external influence	Key facilitator (+) or barrier (−)
1. Knowledge	An awareness of the existence of something	Knowledge and Learning	An awareness of the existence of something; Process of acquiring knowledge	Internal	+ −
2. Skills	An ability or proficiency acquired through practice	Unchanged	An ability or proficiency acquired through practice; includes individual capability for critically appraising research evidence and determining implications for action and costs; includes capability for adapting evidence for use or sharing in a local context or for current purposes	Internal	N/A
3. Social/professional role and identity	A coherent set of behaviors and displayed personal qualities of an individual in a social or work setting	Unchanged	Unchanged	Internal	+ −
4. Beliefs about capabilities	Acceptance of the truth, reality or validity about an ability, talent or facility that a person can put to constructive use	Unchanged	Unchanged	Internal	N/A
5. Optimism	The confidence that things will happen for the best or that desired goals will be attained	Unchanged	Unchanged	Internal	N/A
6. Belief about consequences	Acceptance of the truth, reality or validity about outcomes of a behavior in a given situation	Unchanged	Unchanged	Internal	+
7. Reinforcement	Increasing the probability of a response by arranging a dependent relationship, or contingency, between the response and a given stimulus	Unchanged	Unchanged	Internal	N/A
8. Intentions	A conscious decision to perform a behavior or a resolve to act in a certain way	Unchanged	A conscious decision or plan to use or share knowledge; displaying initiative in evidence use or sharing	Internal	+
9. Goals	Mental representation of outcomes or end states that an individual wants to achieve	Unchanged	Unchanged	Internal	N/A
10. Memory, attention and decision processes	The ability to retain information, focus selectively on aspects of the environment and choose between two or more alternatives	Unchanged	Unchanged	Internal	–
11. Environmental context and resources	Any circumstances of a person’s situation or environment that discourages or encourages the development of skills and abilities, independence, social competence and adaptive behaviour	a. Environmental context – Own Organisation and Setting b. Environmental context – Country or Health System c. Resource Availability	The domain was split into three sub-domains, as follows: a. Aspects of a person’s organisation or setting that influence behaviour or actions regarding evidence use or sharing b. Country or health system characteristics that influence behaviour related to evidence use or sharing c. Availability of financial and other types of resources (e.g. human, supplies) for using or sharing evidence; includes the financial resources needed to incorporate the evidence in health practice	External	–
12. Social influences	Those interpersonal processes that can cause individuals to change their thoughts, feelings or behaviours	Unchanged	Unchanged	External	N/A
13. Emotion	A complex reaction pattern, involving experiential, behavioural and physiological elements, by which the individual attempts to deal with a personally significant matter or event	Unchanged	Unchanged	Internal	N/A
14. Behaviour Regulation	Anything aimed at managing or changing objectively observed or measured actions	Unchanged	Unchanged	Internal	N/A