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Table 3 Behaviour-change techniques suggested by results (based on[35])

From: Learning curves, taking instructions, and patient safety: using a theoretical domains framework in an interview study to investigate prescribing errors among trainee doctors

Domain(s)

Example behaviour-change technique

Social/professional role and identity

Social processes of encouragement, pressure, and support

Social influences

Modeling/demonstration of prescribing behavior by other colleagues

Knowledge

Information regarding prescribing errors and the outcomes of errors

Skills

Rehearsal of appropriate prescribing behaviors

Environmental context and resources

Environmental changes to facilitate prescribing

Memory, attention, and decision processes

Self-monitoring of prescribing behavior

Behavioral regulation

Prompts, triggers, and cues

Beliefs about capabilities

Feedback about prescribing errors made

Beliefs about consequences

Persuasive communication