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. 2022 Dec 8;7(4):e37715. doi: 10.2196/37715

Table 2.

Implementation and training plan.

Component and its theoretical domains Behavior change techniques Actions
Manual of operations

  • Knowledge

  • Belief about consequences

  • Intention

  • Information about health consequences

  • Create 1-page summary of relevant literature supporting high-frequency, low-touch care


  • Knowledge

  • Skills

  • Belief about capabilities

  • Problem solving

  • Instruction on how to perform behavior

  • Plan how to resolve IT issues


  • Belief about capabilities

  • Problem solving

  • Plan how to schedule and block off time for virtual visits

  • FAQsa (eg, what to do if patient misses virtual visit)


  • Knowledge

  • Skills

  • Belief about capabilities

  • Instruction on how to perform behavior

  • Frequency and duration of virtual visits

Training session

  • Belief about capabilities

  • Demonstration of behavior

  • Create modeling session


  • Belief about capabilities

  • Skills

  • Demonstration of behavior

  • Problem solving

  • Rehearsal/practice

  • Create practice session processes (including with glitchy technology and common patient issues)


  • Belief about capabilities

  • Problem solving

  • FAQs (eg, what to do if patient misses virtual visit)

Monthly newsletters

  • Reinforcement

  • Social influences

  • Social reward

  • Highlight a CDEb or site every month when they do something good in the trial


  • Memory

  • Attention and decision processes

  • Environmental context and resources

  • Prompts/cues

  • Write feature piece on topic on virtual library


  • Knowledge

  • Belief about consequences

  • Intention

  • Information on health consequences and social and environmental consequences (depending on what the patient story is about)

  • Write piece on patient stories

Monthly meetings

  • Reinforcement

  • Social influences

  • Social reward

  • Compile success statistics


  • Environmental context and resources

  • Social influences

  • Practical and social support

  • Problem solving

  • Create process for problem solving as a team


  • Emotion

  • Reduce negative emotions

  • Create process for study team to gauge frustrations and come up with solutions


  • Goal

  • Discrepancy between current behavior and goal

  • Create audit and feedback processes

Data collection to share with CDEs and managers

  • Belief in capabilities

  • Belief in consequences

  • Information about social and environmental consequences

  • Pros/cons comparative

  • Collect data on CDE workload


  • Belief in capabilities

  • Belief in consequences

  • Salience of consequences

  • Information about social and environmental consequences

  • Pros/cons comparative

  • Collect data on patient use

aFAQ: frequently asked question.

bCDE: certified diabetes educator.