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. 2020 Jun 18;6(1):e000759. doi: 10.1136/bmjsem-2020-000759

Table 5.

Incorporating the COM-B model into the KTS

KTS steps Processes Evidence/sources
Step 1 problem statement. Describe the problem:
Size of problem.
Severity of problem.
Societal burden.
Problem context.		 Oral health and performance impacts in elite and professional athletes.1
Step 2 evidence synthesis and description. For all available evidence:
Gain for the individual.
Gain for society.
Context for the evidence.
Contemporary views.		 Oral health-related behaviours reported by elite and professional athletes.4
DBOH.5
Step 3 establish a knowledge transfer group (KTG). Within the KTG discuss:
KTS step 1(the problem).
KTS step 2 (the evidence).
Completeness and representativeness of the group.		 Advisory group.
Focus group.
Expert opinion.
Step 4 intervention (product) development. Product goal.
Target group.
Product context.		 COM-B model.
Step 5 evaluation. Use a framework such as:
Reach.
Effectiveness.
Adoption.
Implementation.
Maintenance.		 Study protocol.
Disseminate results (publication)

COM-B, capability, opportunity, motivation and behaviour; DBOH, delivering better oral health; KTS, knowledge transfer system.