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. 2020 Dec 17;17(24):9480. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17249480

Table 6.

Behavior change techniques in development of self-care interventions for patients with a chronic condition.

Behavior Change Techniques Use Theory in Intervention Development
n = 76
No Use of Theory in Intervention Development
n = 157
Self-monitoring * 100% * 100% *
Goal setting (behavior) 66% 40%
Problem solving 57% 31%
Action planning 41% 18%
Review behavioral goal(s) 38% 16%
Feedback on behavior 30% 15%
Information about health consequences 25% 17%
Social support (unspecified) 12% 5%
Reminders 5% 6%

* self-care monitoring was an inclusion criterion to be included in the scoping review (see Methods section).