Table 3.
Top 15 behavior change techniques captured in the components of interventions (n=71).
| Behavior change techniques | Social media, na (%) | Self-directed, na (%) |
| 1.1 Goal setting (behavior) | 7 (10) | 25 (35) |
| 1.2 Problem solving | 6 (8) | 13 (18) |
| 1.4 Action planning | N/Ab | 19 (27) |
| 2.2 Feedback on behavior | 3 (4) | 19 (27) |
| 2.3 Self-monitoring of behavior | 5 (7) | 32 (45) |
| 2.4 Self-monitoring of outcome(s) of behavior | 2 (3) | N/A |
| 3.1 Social support (unspecified) | 51 (72) | 12 (17) |
| 3.2 Social support (practical) | 7 (10) | 17 (24) |
| 3.3 Social support (emotional) | 3 (4) | N/A |
| 4.1 Instruction on how to perform the behavior | 21 (30) | 39 (55) |
| 5.1 Information about health consequences | 8 (11) | 17 (24) |
| 6.1 Demonstration of the behavior | 7 (10) | 11 (15) |
| 6.2 Social comparison | 8 (11) | N/A |
| 7.1 Prompts/cues | 7 (10) | 21 (30) |
| 8.7 Graded tasks | N/A | 14 (20) |
| 9.1 Credible source | 16 (23) | 29 (41) |
| 11.1 Pharmacological support | N/A | 9 (13) |
| 12.2 Restructuring the social environment | 5 (7) | N/A |
| 12.5 Adding objects to the environment | N/A | 24 (34) |
aBehavior change techniques applied in interactive social media components and self-directed components.
bN/A: not applicable.