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. 2022 Mar 12;17:23. doi: 10.1186/s13012-022-01196-6

Table 3.

Some examples of matching implementation strategies to COM-B constructs

Implementation strategies Content COM-B
Educational meeting The purpose and the content of the guideline is introduced by the research team Psychological capability
Exercise during which schools reflect whether the recommendations need adjustment to the school context Reflective motivation
Implementation team Teams demonstrate social support and modelling, and experience social comparison Social opportunity
The Plan-Do-Study Act cycles Implementation of the guideline’s recommendations adopts a structured approach Reflective motivation
Workshop series The notion of SMART-goals is introduced by the research team Psychological capability
Exercise where the implementation team outlines a SMART-goal for a recommendation to be implemented Reflective motivation
Plenary discussion on how the implementation teams and the municipality’s educational board can provide support and communicate Social opportunity
Implementation teams present results of their plan’s execution, encountered barriers and facilitators, and necessary adaptations to the plan Reflective motivation