Applying psychological theories to evidence-based clinical practice: Identifying factors predictive of managing upper respiratory tract infections without antibiotics

Eccles, Martin P; Grimshaw, Jeremy M; Johnston, Marie; Steen, Nick; Pitts, Nigel B; Thomas, Ruth; Glidewell, Elizabeth; Maclennan, Graeme; Bonetti, Debbie; Walker, Anne

doi:10.1186/1748-5908-2-26

Implementation Science

Table 2 Predicting behavioural simulation and intention by psychological theory: correlation and multiple regression analyses.

From: Applying psychological theories to evidence-based clinical practice: Identifying factors predictive of managing upper respiratory tract infections without antibiotics

		Behavioural simulation					Behavioural intention
Theoretical framework	Predictive Constructs	r	Beta	R2(adj)	df	F	r	Beta	R2(adj)	df	F
Theory of Planned Behaviour	Attitude direct	0.316***
	Attitude indirect	0.212***
	Subjective Norm	0.005
	Intention		0.362***
	PBC direct		-0.292***	0.267	2, 245	45.9***
	Intention	0.440***	0.270***
	PBC direct	-0.388***	-0.156***
	PBC power	0.492***	0.278***	0.308	3, 244	37.6***
	Attitude direct						0.469***	0.343***
	Attitude indirect						0.228***	0.039
	Subjective Norm						0.041	0.107
	PBC direct						-0.264***	-0.019
	PBC power						0.438***	0.288***	0.302	5, 239	22.1***
Social Cognitive Theory	Risk perception	0.350***	0.156*				0.461***	0.314***
	Outcome expectancies (self)	0.191**	0.095				0.182**	0.125*
	Outcome expectancies (behaviour)	0.265***	0.140*				0.217***	0.077
	Self-efficacy	0.433***	0.355***				0.414***	0.268***
	Generalised self-efficacy	-0.109	-0.025	0.259	5, 232	17.6***	-0.087	-0.016	0.289	5, 233	20.4***
Implementation intention	Action Planning	0.257***	0.257***	.062	1, 249	17.6***
Operant Learning Theory	Anticipated consequences	0.350***	0.196**				0.461***	0.245***
	Evidence of habitual behaviour	0.457***	0.374***	0.240	2, 240	37.9***	0.621***	0.514***	0.426	2, 249	94.3***
Common Sense Self regulation Model	Identity of condition	-0.063	-0.147				-0.043	-0.108
	Time (acute/chronic)	0.148*	0.056				0.092	-0.014
	Time (cyclical)	0.090	0.100				0.164**	0.060
	Control (by treatment)	0.358***	0.388***				0.393***	0.476***
	Control (by patient)	-0.028	0.130				0.001	0.160*
	Control (by doctor)	0.102	0.110				0.188**	0.117
	Cause: social contact	0.003	0.074				-0.042	0.020
	Cause: viral prevalence	-0.051	-0.120				-0.089	-0.081**
	Cause: stress	0.011	-0.036				-0.036	-0.094
	Cause: air travel	0.049	0.023				-0.024	-0.011
	Cause: chance/bad luck	0.140*	0.140*				-0.009	-0.008
	Consequence	0.004	-0.111				0.173**	0.094
	Coherence	-0.113	0.017				0.282***	0.155*
	Emotional Response	0.070	0.071	0.160	16, 268	1.7	0.054	-0.017	0.272	14,221	7.3***
Other	Knowledge	-0.221***	-0.221***	0.045	1, 250	12.8***	-0.164**	-0.164**	0.023	1, 251	6.97**

*p ≤ 0.05; ** p ≤ 0.01; ***p ≤ 0.001.
r = Pearson product moment correlation coefficient; Beta = standardised regression coefficients.

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