Table 1 Key Intervention Mapping terms
Key term | Description |
|---|---|
Behavioural outcomes | Expected outcomes of the intervention that are specified in terms of overall behaviours to be performed by the individual |
Environmental outcomes | Expected outcomes of the intervention that are specified at the levels beyond the individual e.g. interpersonal, organisational, community |
Performance objectives | An expanded list of the specific behaviours and actions that when performed together produce the behavioural and environmental outcomes |
Theoretical determinants | Constructs from theories that influence whether individual behaviours and behaviours of environmental agents can be changed; examples include knowledge, skills and beliefs about capabilities |
Change objectives | The change objectives state what the intervention should modify to influence performance objectives to achieve the behavioural and environmental outcomes |
Matrices of change | The matrices of change objectives outline the most immediate change to be addressed by the intervention and provide a basis for selecting theoretical methods and practical applications for the intervention in the next stage of Intervention Mapping |
Theoretical methods | The theoretical methods are general techniques for influencing the theoretical determinants of behaviours and environmental conditions. Examples include modelling and belief selection. |
Practical applications | Practical applications are the means by which the theoretical methods are delivered in a way that fit the relevant population and content. An example is video clips including role play |