Table 1 Interview/focus group questions asked to participants in accordance with the TDF and COM-B model
COM-B | TDF | QUESTION |
|---|---|---|
Psychological Capability | Knowledge. | What is your understanding of the MIND diet? |
Psychological Capability | Memory, attention and decision processes. | To what extent is eating MIND diet foods something you normally do? ➢ Prompt: Do you eat MIND diet foods each day |
Psychological Capability | Behaviour regulation | To what extent do you monitor whether you are eating MIND die foods? |
Physical Capability | Skills | To what extent are you confident in cooking/eating MIND diet foods? |
Social Opportunity | Social influences | To what extent do/would your family or friends help or hinder you eating MIND diet foods? ➢ Prompt: Does/would your family support you in eating the MIND diet? |
Physical Opportunity | Environmental context and resources. | Discuss anything in your work or/and home environment that might help or hinder you eating the MIND diet? E.g budget, time |
Reflective Motivation | Social/Professional role and identity | To what extent would eating the MIND diet be accepted by your friends and family? ➢ Prompt: Do you think your family/friends influences what you eat? |
Reflective Motivation | Belief about capabilities | How difficult/easy would it be for you to eat the MIND diet? ➢ Prompt: What are the barriers to consuming the MIND diet? ➢ Prompt: What are the facilitators to consuming the MIND diet? |
Reflective Motivation | Optimism | To what extent are you confident that any barriers you may have to eating the MIND diet can be solved? |
Reflective Motivation | Intention | To what extent do you intend to follow the MIND diet to promote brain health? |
Reflective Motivation | Goals | To what extent would you like to follow the MIND diet? |
Reflective Motivation | Belief about consequences | What do you think will happen if you eat the MIND diet? ➢ Prompt: Discuss any benefits to eating the MIND diet? |
Automatic Motivation | Reinforcement | To what extent are there any incentives for you to the MIND diet? |
Automatic Motivation | Emotion | How do you feel about eating the MIND diet? |