Skip to main content
. 2019 Sep 18;9(9):e028100. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-028100

Table 2.

Behaviour change techniques adopted*

1. Intervention arm 1a How 2. Control arm (standard service) 2a How
1.1 Goal setting (behaviour) x What, when, where—smartphone and paper x What, Where—paper
1.3 Goal setting (outcome) x Smartphone verbally x Verbally
1.4 Action planning x Smartphone
1.5 Review behavioural goals x Smartphone verbally x Paper verbally
1.7 Review outcome goals x Smartphone verbally x Verbally
2.2 Feedback on behaviour x Smartphone verbally x Verbally
4.1 Instructions on how to perform the behaviour x Physically
smartphone
paper
x Physically
Paper
5.1 Information about health consequences x Smartphone
verbally (ad hoc)
x Verbally (ad hoc)
5.6 Emotional consequences x Smartphones
verbally (ad hoc)
x Verbally (ad hoc)
6.1 Demonstration of behaviour x Physically x Physically
7.1 Prompts x Smartphone
8.7 Graded tasks x Smartphone
paper
x Paper

*Based on Michie et al’s 28 behaviour change taxonomy.