Table 3 Intervention functions and chosen behaviour change techniques
Target Behaviour | Behaviour change techniques | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Social support (unspecified) | Social comparison | Credible sources | Information about health consequences | Feedback on outcomes | Self-monitoring of behaviour | Instruction | Demonstration | Graded tasks | Goal setting (behaviour) | Problem solving | Action planning | |
Reduce carbohydrate portion size at each meal to a fist or palm size | â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | Â | â–¡ | â–¡ | Â | â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ |
Switch saturated fats to unsaturated fats | â–¡ | â–¡ | Â | â–¡ | â–¡ | Â | â–¡ | â–¡ | Â | Â | â–¡ | â–¡ |
Do 30 min moderate to vigorous physical activity at least 5 days a week | □ | □ | □ | □ | □ | □ | □ | □ | □ | □ | □ | □ |
Monitor waist size to meet recommended cut offs | â–¡ | â–¡ | Â | â–¡ | Â | â–¡ | â–¡ | Â | Â | Â | â–¡ | â–¡ |
Intervention function | Persuasion Enablement | Persuasion | Persuasion | Education Persuasion | Education Persuasion Training | Education Training | Training | Training | Training | Enablement | Enablement | Enablement |