Table 1.

A summary table of the behavior change techniques identified in frequency counts.

Frequency count key	BCTa item
	PSb	FOBc	SBd	SOBe	IPBf	ISECg	SCh
Totali	✓j	✓	✓	—k	✓	✓	✓
Effectivel	—	✓	✓	✓	✓	—	✓
>70% OHATm	✓	✓	✓	—	✓	—	✓
>80% OHATn	—	✓	✓	✓	✓	—	✓
>70% and effectiveo	—	✓	✓	✓	✓	—	✓

^aBCT: behavior change technique.

^bPS: problem solving.

^cFOB: feedback on behavior.

^dSB: self-monitoring of behavior.

^eSOB: self-monitoring of outcomes of behavior.

^fIPB: instruction on how to perform the behavior.

^gISEC: information about social and environmental consequences.

^hSC: social comparison.

ⁱTotal: all eligible papers.

^j✓: Presence of behavior change technique.

^k—: Absence of behavior change technique.

^lEffective: all papers that concluded a significant reduction in the specific target behavior measure from pre to postintervention.

^mAll papers deemed as high quality, which scored over 70% on the Office of Health Assessment and Translation (OHAT) risk of bias tool.

ⁿAll papers that scored over 80% on the OHAT risk of bias tool.

^oAll papers that scored over 70% on the OHAT risk of bias tool and were deemed as effective in target behavior reduction.