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. 2021 Aug 20;37(3):558–574. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfab228

Table 1.

Description of theoretical domains included in the TDF version 1 [37, 38]

Domain Description
Knowledge An awareness of the existence of something (including knowledge of condition/scientific rationale)
Skills An ability or proficiency acquired through practice
Social/professional role and identity A coherent set of behaviors and displayed personal qualities of an individual in a social or work setting
Beliefs about capabilities Acceptance of the truth, reality or validity about an ability, talent or facility that a person can put to constructive use
Beliefs about consequences Acceptances of the truth, reality or validity about outcomes of a behavior in a given situation
Motivation and goals Mental representations of outcomes or end states that an individual wants to achieve
Memory, attention and decision processes The ability to retain information, focus selectively on aspects of the environment and choose between two or more alternatives
Environmental context and resources Any circumstance of a person’s situation or environment that discourages or encourages the development of skills and abilities, independence, social competence and adaptive behavior
Social influences Those interpersonal processes that can cause individuals to change their thoughts, feelings or behaviors
Emotion A complex reaction pattern involving experiential, behavioral and physiological elements by which the individual attempts to deal with a personally significant matter or event
Behavioral regulation Anything aimed at managing or changing objectively observed or measured actions
Nature of behavior Direct experience/past behavior including routine, automatic or habitual behavior