Table 5 Identification of the possible BCTs that could be used in the intervention
TDF domains | IF identified | BCTs identified | Does the BCT meet the APEASE criteria? |
|---|---|---|---|
Knowledge | Education | Information about social and environmental consequences (5.3) | No, not practicable in this context, as the intervention does not focus on social and environmental consequences |
Information about health consequences (5.1) | Yes | ||
Feedback on behavior (2.2) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience | ||
Feedback on outcome(s) of the behavior (2.7) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience | ||
Prompts/cues (7.1) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience | ||
Self-monitoring of behavior (2.3) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience | ||
Biofeedback (2.6) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience | ||
Antecedents (4.2) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience | ||
Behavior regulation | Education | Information about social and environmental consequences (5.3) | No, not practicable in this context, as the intervention does not focus on social and environmental consequences |
| Â | Information about health consequences (5.1) | Yes | |
| Â | Feedback on behavior (2.2) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience | |
| Â | Feedback on outcome(s) of the behavior (2.7) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience | |
| Â | Prompts/cues (7.1) | Yes | |
| Â | Self-monitoring of behavior (2.3) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience | |
| Â | Training | Demonstration of the behavior (6.1) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience |
| Â | Instruction on how to perform a behavior (4.1) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience | |
| Â | Feedback on the behavior (2.2) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience | |
| Â | Feedback on outcome(s) of behavior (2.7) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience | |
| Â | Self-monitoring of behavior (2.3) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience | |
| Â | Behavioral practice/rehearsal (8.1) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience | |
| Â | Modelling | Demonstration of the behavior (6.1) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience |
| Â | Enablement | Social support (practical) (3.2) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience |
| Â | Â | Goal setting (behavior) (1.1) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience |
| Â | Â | Goal setting (outcome) (1.3) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience |
| Â | Â | Adding objects to the environment (12.5) | No, it is expensive for intervention designers |
| Â | Â | Problem solving (1.2) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience |
| Â | Â | Action planning (1.4) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience |
| Â | Â | Self-monitoring of behavior (2.3) | Yes |
| Â | Â | Restructuring the physical environment (12.1) | No, it is expensive for intervention designers |
| Â | Â | Review behavior goal(s) (1.5) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience |
| Â | Â | Review outcome goal(s) (1.7) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience |
| Â | Â | Self-monitoring of behavior (2.3) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience |
| Â | Â | Behavioral practice/rehearsal (8.1) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience |
| Â | Environmental restructuring | Adding objects to the environment (12.5) | No, it is expensive for intervention designers |
| Â | Prompts/cues (7.1) | Yes | |
| Â | Restructuring the physical environment (12.1) | No, it is expensive for intervention designers | |
| Â | Enablement | Social support (practical) (3.2) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience |
| Â | Â | Goal setting (behavior) (1.1) | Yes |
| Â | Â | Goal setting (outcome) (1.3) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience |
| Â | Â | Adding objects to the environment (12.5) | No, it is expensive for intervention designers |
| Â | Â | Problem solving (1.2) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience |
| Â | Â | Action planning (1.4) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience |
| Â | Â | Self-monitoring of behavior (2.3) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience |
| Â | Â | Restructuring the physical environment (12.1) | No, it is expensive for intervention designers |
| Â | Â | Review behavior goal(s) (1.5) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience |
| Â | Â | Review outcome goal(s) (1.7) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience |
Skills | Training | Demonstration of the behavior (6.1) | Yes |
| Â | Â | Instruction on how to perform a behavior (4.1) | Yes |
| Â | Â | Feedback on the behavior (2.2) | Yes |
| Â | Â | Feedback on outcome(s) of behavior (2.7) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience |
| Â | Â | Self-monitoring of behavior (2.3) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience |
| Â | Â | Behavioral practice/rehearsal (8.1) | Yes |
| Â | Â | Graded tasks (8.7) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience |
| Â | Â | Habit reversal (8.4) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience |
| Â | Â | Body changes (12.6) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience |
| Â | Â | Habit formation (8.3) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience |
Environmental context and resources | Training | Demonstration of the behavior (6.1) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience |
| Â | Instruction on how to perform a behavior (4.1) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience | |
| Â | Feedback on the behavior (2.2) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience | |
| Â | Feedback on outcome(s) of behavior (2.7) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience | |
| Â | Self-monitoring of behavior (2.3) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience | |
| Â | Behavioral practice/rehearsal (8.1) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience | |
| Â | Environmental restructuring | Adding objects to the environment (12.5) | No, it is expensive for intervention designers |
| Â | Prompts/cues (7.1) | Yes | |
| Â | Restructuring the physical environment (12.1) | No, it is expensive for intervention designers | |
| Â | Enablement | Social support (practical) (3.2) | Yes |
| Â | Â | Goal setting (behavior) (1.1) | Yes |
| Â | Â | Goal setting (outcome) (1.3) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience |
| Â | Â | Adding objects to the environment (12.5) | No, it is expensive for intervention designers |
| Â | Â | Problem solving (1.2) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience |
| Â | Â | Action planning (1.4) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience |
| Â | Â | Self-monitoring of behavior (2.3) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience |
| Â | Â | Restructuring the physical environment (12.1) | No, it is expensive for intervention designers |
| Â | Â | Review behavior goal(s) (1.5) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience |
| Â | Â | Review outcome goal(s) (1.7) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience |
| Â | Â | Restructuring the physical environment (12.2) | No, it is expensive for intervention designers |
| Â | Â | Discriminative (learned) cue (7.2) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience |
| Â | Â | Prompts / cues (7.1) | Yes |
| Â | Â | Restructuring the social environment (12.2) | Yes |
| Â | Â | Avoidance / changing exposure to cues for the behavior (12.3) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience |
Social/professional role and identity | Education | Information about social and environmental consequences (5.3) | No, not practicable in this context, as the intervention does not focus on social and environmental consequences |
| Â | Information about health consequences (5.1) | Yes | |
| Â | Feedback on behavior (2.2) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience | |
| Â | Feedback on outcome(s) of the behavior (2.7) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience | |
| Â | Prompts/cues (7.1) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience | |
| Â | Self-monitoring of behavior (2.3) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience | |
| Â | Persuasion | Credible source (9.1) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience |
| Â | Information about health consequences (5.1) | Yes | |
| Â | Feedback on behavior (2.2) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience | |
| Â | Information about social and environmental consequences (5.3) | No, not practicable in this context, as the intervention does not focus on social and environmental consequences | |
| Â | Feedback on outcome(s) of the behavior (2.7) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience | |
| Â | Modelling | Demonstration of the behavior (6.1) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience |
Optimism | Education | Information about social and environmental consequences (5.3) | No, not practicable in this context, as the intervention does not focus on social and environmental consequences |
| Â | Information about health consequences (5.1) | Yes | |
| Â | Feedback on behavior (2.2) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience | |
| Â | Feedback on outcome(s) of the behavior (2.7) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience | |
| Â | Prompts/cues (7.1) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience | |
| Â | Self-monitoring of behavior (2.3) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience | |
| Â | Persuasion | Credible source (9.1) | Yes |
| Â | Information about social and environmental consequences (5.3) | No, not practicable in this context, as the intervention does not focus on social and environmental consequences | |
| Â | Information about health consequences (5.1) | Yes | |
| Â | Feedback on behavior (2.2) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience | |
| Â | Feedback on outcome(s) of the behavior (2.7) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience | |
| Â | Modelling | Demonstration of the behavior (6.1) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience |
| Â | Enablement | Social support (practical) (3.2) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience |
| Â | Â | Goal setting (behavior) (1.1) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience |
| Â | Â | Goal setting (outcome) (1.3) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience |
| Â | Â | Adding objects to the environment (12.5) | No, it is expensive for intervention designers |
| Â | Â | Problem solving (1.2) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience |
| Â | Â | Action planning (1.4) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience |
| Â | Â | Self-monitoring of behavior (2.3) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience |
| Â | Â | Restructuring the physical environment (12.1) | No, it is expensive for intervention designers |
| Â | Â | Review behavior goal(s) (1.5) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience |
| Â | Â | Review outcome goal(s) (1.7) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience |
| Â | Â | Verbal persuasion to boost self-efficacy (15.1) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience |
Intention | Education | Information about social and environmental consequences (5.3) | No, not practicable in this context, as the intervention does not focus on social and environmental consequences |
| Â | Information about health consequences (5.1) | Yes | |
| Â | Feedback on behavior (2.2) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience | |
| Â | Feedback on outcome(s) of the behavior (2.7) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience | |
| Â | Prompts/cues (7.1) | Yes | |
| Â | Self-monitoring of behavior (2.3) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience | |
| Â | Persuasion | Credible source (9.1) | Yes |
| Â | Information about social and environmental consequences (5.3) | No, not practicable in this context, as the intervention does not focus on social and environmental consequences | |
| Â | Information about health consequences (5.1) | Yes | |
| Â | Feedback on behavior (2.2) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience | |
| Â | Feedback on outcome(s) of the behavior (2.7) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity experience | |
| Â | Incentivization | Feedback on behavior (2.2) | Yes |
| Â | Feedback on outcome(s) of behavior (2.7) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience | |
| Â | Monitoring of behavior by others without evidence of feedback (2.5) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience | |
| Â | Monitoring outcome of behavior by others without evidence of feedback (2.1) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience | |
| Â | Self-monitoring of behavior (2.3) | Yes | |
| Â | Modelling | Demonstration of the behavior (6.1) | Yes |
| Â | Commitment (1.9) | Yes | |
| Â | Behavioral contract (1.8) | Yes | |
Goals | Education | Information about social and environmental consequences (5.3) | No, not practicable in this context, as the intervention does not focus on social and environmental consequences |
| Â | Information about health consequences (5.1) | Yes | |
| Â | Feedback on behavior (2.2) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience | |
| Â | Feedback on outcome(s) of the behavior (2.7) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience | |
| Â | Prompts/cues (7.1) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience | |
| Â | Self-monitoring of behavior (2.3) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience | |
| Â | Persuasion | Credible source (9.1) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience |
| Â | Information about social and environmental consequences (5.3) | No, not practicable in this context, as the intervention does not focus on social and environmental consequences | |
| Â | Information about health consequences (5.1) | Yes | |
| Â | Feedback on behavior (2.2) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience | |
| Â | Feedback on outcome(s) of the behavior (2.7) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience | |
| Â | Incentivization | Feedback on behavior (2.2) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience |
| Â | Feedback on outcome(s) of behavior (2.7) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience | |
| Â | Monitoring of behavior by others without evidence of feedback (2.5) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience | |
| Â | Monitoring outcome of behavior by others without evidence of feedback (2.1) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience | |
| Â | Self-monitoring of behavior (2.3) | No, health care professionals are reluctant to remind individuals to monitor behavior through incentivization | |
| Â | Modelling | Demonstration of the behavior (6.1) | Yes |
| Â | Enablement | Social support (practical) (3.2) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience |
| Â | Â | Goal setting (behavior) (1.1) | Yes |
| Â | Â | Goal setting (outcome) (1.3) | Yes |
| Â | Â | Adding objects to the environment (12.5) | No, it is expensive for intervention designers |
| Â | Â | Problem solving (1.2) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience |
| Â | Â | Action planning (1.4) | Yes |
| Â | Â | Self-monitoring of behavior (2.3) | No, |
| Â | Â | Restructuring the physical environment (12.1) | No, it is expensive for intervention designers |
| Â | Â | Review behavior goal(s) (1.5) | Yes |
| Â | Â | Review outcome goal(s) (1.7) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience |
Emotion | Persuasion | Credible source (9.1) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity experience |
| Â | Information about social and environmental consequences (5.3) | No, not practicable in this context, as the intervention does not focus on social and environmental consequences | |
| Â | Information about health consequences (5.1) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience | |
| Â | Feedback on behavior (2.2) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience | |
| Â | Feedback on outcome(s) of the behavior (2.7) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience | |
| Â | Incentivization | Feedback on behavior (2.2) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience |
| Â | Feedback on outcome(s) of behavior (2.7) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience | |
| Â | Monitoring of behavior by others without evidence of feedback (2.5) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience | |
| Â | Monitoring outcome of behavior by others without evidence of feedback (2.1) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience | |
| Â | Self-monitoring of behavior (2.3) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience | |
| Â | Modelling | Demonstration of the behavior (6.1) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience |
| Â | Enablement | Social support (practical) (3.2) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience |
| Â | Â | Goal setting (behavior) (1.1) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience |
| Â | Â | Goal setting (outcome) (1.3) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience |
| Â | Â | Adding objects to the environment (12.5) | No, it is expensive for intervention designers |
| Â | Â | Problem solving (1.2) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience |
| Â | Â | Action planning (1.4) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience |
| Â | Â | Self-monitoring of behavior (2.3) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience |
| Â | Â | Restructuring the physical environment (12.1) | No, it is expensive for intervention designers |
| Â | Â | Review behavior goal(s) (1.5) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience |
| Â | Â | Review outcome goal(s) (1.7) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience |
| Â | Â | Reduce negative emotions (11.2) | Yes |
| Â | Â | Emotional consequences (5.6) | Yes |
| Â | Â | Self-assessment of affective consequences (5.4) | No, it may be ineffective based on previous physical activity intervention experience |
| Â | Â | Social support (emotional) (3.3) | Yes |