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Table 1 An overview of the intervention development process

From: The development of an intervention to promote adherence to national guidelines for suspected viral encephalitis

Step

Sources and methods

Identification of target clinical behaviours

Clinical guidelines; previous chart audits; discussion with clinical specialists

Exploration of barriers and enablers

Theory-informed interviews with hospital staff; discussion with clinical specialists

Identification of feasible intervention delivery methods

Systematic reviews; team discussion

Matching barriers and enablers to behaviour change techniques

Interview findings; taxonomy of behaviour change techniques; consensus

Embedding behavior change techniques within intervention delivery methods

Team discussion

Refining intervention

Piloting intervention components with targeted types of staff

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Implementation Science

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