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Table 4 Strategies for modifying diet and physical activity

From: Development of interventions for an intelligent and individualized mobile health care system to promote healthy diet and physical activity: using an intervention mapping framework

Strategies

Strategies derived from BCT or IM taxonomy

Precontemplation Stage

Contemplation Stage

Action stage and Maintenance stage

Number of evidence-based methods (N = 61)

BCT

IM Taxonomy

Risk perception

Outcome expectation

Action planning

Action self-efficacy

Coping self-efficacy

Coping planning

Behavioral enjoyment

Effectiveness perception

Social support

Maintenance self-efficacy

1

Psychological cues

  

√

√

 

√

√

√

   

√

12

2

Visualization

  

√

√

 

√

   

√

  

6

3

Peer impact

  

√

√

      

√

 

5

4

Fear arousal

 

√

√

√

        

5

5

Dynamic monitoring and individualized, immediate feedback

√

√

√

   

√

    

√

2

6

Increase knowledge interestingly

√

  

√

 

√

      

2

7

Re-attribution

√

√

 

√

        

1

8

Personalized action planning

√

   

√

       

1

9

Friendly reminders

    

√

       

1

10

Role model/modelling

 

√

   

√

√

   

√

√

5

11

Authority influence

     

√

      

1

12

Comparison of behavior

     

√

      

1

13

Decisional balance

     

√

      

1

14

Easy-to-do

     

√

      

1

15

Encourage

     

√

      

1

16

Increase self-control

     

√

      

1

17

Self-affirmation

 

√

   

√

      

1

18

Self-reevaluation

 

√

   

√

      

1

19

Social support

√

    

√

      

2

20

Increase sense of control

     

√

      

3

21

Public commitment

 

√

   

√

      

1

22

Step by step

     

√

      

1

23

Experience of success or enjoyment

√

     

√

 

√

  

√

4

24

Accept

      

√

    

√

1

25

Increase sense of experience

      

√

    

√

3

26

Increase sense of gain

      

√

    

√

1

27

Increase sense of success

      

√

    

√

1

28

Individualization

       

√

    

1

29

Considerate service

          

√

 

1

30

Family impact

          

√

 

1

31

Stimulate interest

            

1

  1. BCT Behavior Change Techniques, IM Intervention Mapping