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Table 1 Interview schedule

From: Development of a behavior change intervention to improve physical activity adherence in individuals with metabolic syndrome using the behavior change wheel

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TDF

Question

Psychological capability

Knowledge

How do you understand metabolic syndrome and its  physical activity measures?

Behavior regulation

How do you ensure that your physical activity is regular? Are there procedures or ways that encourage you to perform regular physical activity?

Memory, attention and decision process

How do you decide whether or not to perform regular physical activity? Do you use any prompts?

Physical capability

Skills

When it comes to physical activity, what skills do you think are necessary?

Social opportunity

Social influences

How do your parents or friends or other people help or hinder you perform regular physical activity?

Physical opportunity

Environmental context and resources

What factors of work or/and home environment support or hinder your maintenance of regular physical activity?

Reflective motivation

Social/professional role and identity

To what extent do you see maintaining regular physical activity as part of your role?

Belief about capabilities

What is your level of confidence about maintaining regular physical activity?

Beliefs about consequences

What do you think will happen if you do regular physical activity?

Optimism

How confident are you that maintaining regular physical activity will have a positive outcome?

How confident are you that you can overcome the barriers you face to maintain regular physical activity?

Intention

Do you intend to maintain regular physical activity? (Prompt: If not, why not?)

Goals

What are your goals when you maintain regular physical activity?

Automatic motivation

Reinforcement

What would be an incentive to maintain regular physical activity?

Emotion

Discuss how you think maintaining regular physical activity would make you feel? Does it give you any particular feelings or emotions?