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Table 3 Domain definitions

From: Measuring determinants of implementation behavior: psychometric properties of a questionnaire based on the theoretical domains framework

Domain

Definition

D1

Knowledge

An awareness of the existence of something.

D2

Skills

An ability or proficiency acquired through practice.

D3

Social/professional and role and identity

A coherent set of behaviors and displayed personal qualities of an individual in a social or work setting.

D4

Beliefs about capabilities

Acceptance of the truth, reality, or validity about an ability, talent, or facility that a person can put to constructive use.

D5

Optimism

The confidence that things will happen for the best or that desired goals will be attained.

D6

Beliefs about consequences

Acceptance of the truth, reality, or validity about outcomes of a behavior in a given situation.

D7

Intentions

A conscious decision to perform a behavior or a resolve to act in a certain way.

D8

Goals

Mental representations of outcomes or end states that an individual wants to achieve.

D9

Innovation

Any characteristics of the innovation that discourages or encourages the development of skills and abilities, independence, social competence, and adaptive behavior.

D10

Socio-political context

Any characteristics of the socio-political context that discourages or encourages the development of skills and abilities, independence, social competence, and adaptive behavior.

D11

Organization

Any characteristics of the organization that discourages or encourages the development of skills and abilities, independence, social competence, and adaptive behavior.

D12

Patient

Any characteristics of the patient that discourages or encourages the development of skills and abilities, independence, social competence, and adaptive behavior.

D13

Innovation strategy

Any characteristics of the innovation strategy that discourages or encourages the development of skills and abilities, independence, social competence, and adaptive behavior.

D14

Social influences

Those interpersonal processes that can cause individuals to change their thoughts, feelings, or behaviors.

D15

Positive emotions

A complex positive reaction pattern, involving experiential, behavioral, and physiological elements, by which the individual attempts to deal with a personally significant matter or event.

D16

Negative emotions

A complex negative reaction pattern, involving experiential, behavioral, and physiological elements, by which the individual attempts to deal with a personally significant matter or event.

D17

Behavioral regulation

Anything aimed at managing or changing objectively observed or measured actions.

D18

Nature of the behaviors

The nature of the aggregate of all responses made by an individual in any situation.

  1. Note. All domain definitions, except for the definition of the domain ‘Nature of the behaviors,’ were based on definitions from Cane et al. [29], who derived their definitions from the American Psychological Associations’ Dictionary of Psychology [67].