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. 2021 Jan 19;36(10):3015–3022. doi: 10.1007/s11606-020-06493-8

Table 2.

Primary Thematic Categories from Primary Care Physician Interviews Mapped to Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF) Domains Represented in the Data,N= 22

Primary thematic categories TDF domains
Awareness and perceptions of guidelines

Goals: mental representations of end states that a person wants to achieve

Knowledge: an awareness of the existence of something

Reinforcement: increasing the probability of a response by arranging dependent relationship or contingency

Awareness of patient falls/fall history

Environmental Context and Resources: circumstances of a person’s situation or environment that encourages or discourages development of skills, independence, competence, or adaptive behavior

Intentions: a conscious decision to perform a behavior or resolve to act in a certain way

Memory, Attention, Decision Processes: ability to retain information, focus selectively, and choose between alternatives

Knowledge: as above

Medication prescribing behavior

Beliefs about Consequences: acceptance of the truth, reality, or validity about an ability, talent or facility that a person can put to constructive use

Reinforcement: increasing the probability of a response by arranging dependent relationship or contingency

Environmental Context and Resources: as above

Barriers and facilitators to deprescribing

Emotion: a complex reaction pattern by which the individual attempts to deal with a personally significant matter or event

Social Influences: interpersonal processes that cause individuals to change thoughts, feelings and/or behaviors

Skills: ability or proficiency acquired through practice

Beliefs about Consequences: as above

Intentions: as above

Knowledge: as above

Reinforcement: as above