Table 1 WIDER recommendations to improve reporting of the content of behavior change interventions
WIDER recommendations | Supplementary recommendations |
|---|---|
Detailed description of interventions in published papers | 1) Characteristics of those delivering the intervention |
2) Characteristics of the recipients | |
3) The setting | |
4) The mode of delivery | |
5) The intensity | |
6) The duration | |
7) Adherence/fidelity to delivery protocols | |
8) Detailed description of the intervention content provided for each study group | |
Clarification of assumed change process and design principles | 1) The intervention development |
2) The change techniques used in the intervention | |
3) The causal processes targeted by these change techniques | |
Access to intervention manuals/protocols, | Submit protocols or manuals for publication to make these supplementary materials easily accessible (i.e., online). |
Detailed description of active control conditions | 1) Characteristics of those delivering the control |
2) Characteristics of the recipients | |
3) The setting | |
4) The mode of delivery | |
5) The intensity | |
6) The duration | |
7) Adherence/fidelity to delivery protocols | |
8) Detailed description of the control content provided |