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Table 4 The design process from the selected target behaviour to the final implementation programme

From: Developing a low back pain guideline implementation programme in collaboration with physiotherapists and chiropractors using the Behaviour Change Wheel: a theory-driven design study

Target behaviour: Screening of psychosocial risk factors and offering patient education

Barriers

Strategies

Mechanism/content

BCT

Functions

COM-B

Lack of education and knowledge

Webinar

Increase knowledge through education by providing information about the evidence, why the behaviour is essential, and how to perform the behaviour

Information about health + emotional consequences

Education/ Persuasion

Psychological Capability

Credible source

Persuasion

E-learning video

Instruction on how to perform the behaviour

Education

Demonstration of the behaviour

Modelling

Lack of skills and tools

E-learning videos

Improving skills by:

Providing a demonstration of how to perform the behaviour

Demonstration of behaviour

Modelling

Instruction on how to perform the behaviour

Training

Communication exercise

Training the communication skills several times in small steps in a safe environment

Behavioural practice/rehearsal

Social support

Enablement

Peer learning

Giving and receiving feedback on behaviour to facilitate further development of skills

Feedback on behaviour

Education/ Persuasion/ Training

Feeling unconfident

E-learning videos

Increase confidence by:

Providing a demonstration of the new behaviour and telling that they can successfully perform the behaviour

Instruction on how to perform the behaviour

Education

Demonstration of the behaviour

Modelling

Verbal persuasion about capability

Persuasion

Communication exercise

Training the communication skills in small steps in a safe environment where the performance is not yet necessary

Behavioural practice/rehearsal

Training

Social support/ Exposure

Enablement/ Environmental restructuring

Lack of time and finances

E-learning videos

Educate the behaviour to sharpen the communication

Instruction on how to perform the behaviour

Education/

Enablement

Physical Opportunity

Communication exercise

Training expectation to align the time spent on communication

Behavioural practice/rehearsal

Training

Social support

Enablement

Group dialogue meetings

De-implement old habits to give more time for new behaviour + optimise patients' records

Habit reversal / substitution

Training

Restructuring the social environment

Enablement/

Environmental restructuring

Biomechanical culture

Webinar

Changing culture by:

Initiate a common understanding/knowledge and belief about performing the behaviour

Social support

Enablement

Social opportunity

Framing/ reframing

Persuasion

Communication Exercises

Training skills together with colleagues in order to facilitate relatedness in performing the new behaviour

Restructuring the physical environment

Enablement/

Environmental restructuring

Group dialogue meetings

Changing environment by creating a common terminology and experience being able to share knowledge about not only biomechanical issues but also psychosocial factors

Restructuring the social environment

Social support

Biomechanical patient expectation

Webinar +

E-learning videos

Education of how to address patient expectation

Instruction on how to perform the behaviour

Education

Social opportunity

Demonstration of the behaviour

Modelling

Information about others’ approval

Persuasion

Communication exercise

Training of how to address patient expectation

Behavioural practice/ rehearsal

Training

Peer learning

Providing information on behaviour facilitating a reflection of own behaviour and role

Feedback on behaviour

Education/ Persuasion/ Training

Group dialogue meetings

Enhance relatedness by sharing successes of new behaviour

Social support

Enablement

Focus on past success

Persuasion

Lack of readiness to change

Implementation support

Enable behaviour change by supporting new behaviour with planned activities, pre-printed materials, reminders and a person to ask questions

Action planning

Enablement

Automatic Motivation

Social support

Restructuring the physical environment

Enablement/ Environmental Restructuring

Stepwise implementation

Setting easy-to-perform tasks and adding more tasks (new behaviour) slowly to make it applicable to practice

Graded tasks

Enablement/

Training

Habits

Stepwise implementation

Change old habits by introducing new behaviour in small affordable steps

Graded tasks

Communication exercises

Change habits by prompt rehearsal and repetition of the new behaviour

Habit formation

Training

Biomechanical professional identity

Webinar +

E-learning videos

Change professional identity by:

Providing information about why and demonstrating how to perform the behaviour to initiate reflection on own role

Demonstration of the behaviour

Modelling

Reflective Motivation

Instruction of how to perform the behaviour

Education

Communication exercises

Improving skills by practising the behaviour

Behavioural practice/ rehearsal

Training

Peer learning

Giving and receiving feedback on behaviour initiating a reflection of own behaviour and role

Feedback on behaviour

Education/ Persuasion/ Training

Discrepancy between current behaviour and goal

Social reward

Group dialogue meetings

Improve relatedness and facilitate acceptance of new behaviour. Also to provide practical help in carrying out the new behaviour by working together on journal standards

Social support (practical and emotional)

Enablement/ Environmental Restructuring

Restructuring the social environment

Scepticism regarding evidence validity

Webinar

Increase belief about the importance by providing information about the evidence why the behaviour is essential, thereby increasing the motivation

Information about health + emotional consequences

Education/ Persuasion/

Modelling

Reflective Motivation

E-learning video

Credible source

Persuasion

  1. BCT behaviour change techniques, COM-B Capability, Opportunity, Motivation – Behaviour