Table 3 Key intervention functions identified in the papers reviewed, linked to behaviour change techniques (BCTs) [21, 22]
Intervention function | Definition | Examples of frequently used BCTs |
|---|---|---|
Education | Increasing understanding or knowledge | Information about health consequences Information about social consequences Prompts/cues |
Modelling | Providing an example for people to aspire to or imitate | Demonstration of the behaviour |
Persuasion | Using communication to induce positive or negative feelings or stimulate action | Credible source Information about health consequences Information about social consequences |
Training | Imparting skills | Demonstration of the behaviour Instruction on how to perform a behaviour |
Enablement | Increasing means/reducing barriers to increase capability (beyond education and training) or opportunity (beyond environmental restructuring) | Social support Problem solving Action planning |