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. 2020 Jun 11;22(6):e16002. doi: 10.2196/16002

Table 5.

Top 15 behavior change techniques in participant settings (n=71).

Behavior change techniques Group setting, na (%) Individual setting, na (%)
1.1 Goal setting (behavior) N/Ab 30 (42)
1.2 Problem solving 5 (7) 14 (20)
1.4 Action planning 5 (7) 16 (23)
1.5 Review behavior goal(s) N/A 10 (14)
2.2 Feedback on behavior N/A 19 (27)
2.3 Self-monitoring of behavior 3 (4) 34 (48)
2.8 Feedback on outcome(s) of behavior N/A 7 (10)
3.1 Social support (unspecified) 50 (70) 13 (18)
3.2 Social support (practical) 11 (15) 13 (18)
3.3 Social support (emotional) 3 (4) N/A
4.1 Instruction on how to perform the behavior 24 (34) 36 (51)
5.1 Information about health consequences 6 (8) 19 (27)
5.3 Information about social and environmental consequences 3 (4) N/A
6.1 Demonstration of the behavior 12 (17) N/A
6.2 Social comparison 9 (13) N/A
7.1 Prompts/cues 9 (13) 19 (27)
8.1 Behavioral practice/rehearsal 4 (6) N/A
8.7 Graded tasks N/A 13 (18)
9.1 Credible source 23 (32) 22 (31)
12.2 Restructuring the social environment 6 (8) N/A
12.5 Adding objects to the environment N/A 24 (34)

aBehavior change techniques applied to individuals in the group setting and individual participants.