Table 1 Behaviour change techniques included in re-designed reports across all trial arms
Behaviour change technique | Definition | Example of operationalization |
|---|---|---|
Feedback on behaviour | Monitor and provide informative or evaluative feedback on performance of the behaviour (e.g. form, frequency, duration, intensity) | 7/72 of my residents were prescribed a benzodiazepine |
Social comparison AND Discrepancy between goal and behaviour | Draw attention to others’ performance to allow comparison with own performance AND Draw attention to discrepancies between a person’s current behaviour (in terms of the form, frequency, duration, or intensity of that behaviour) and the person’s previously set outcome goals, behavioural goals or action plans (goes beyond self-monitoring of behaviour) | 7 additional residents in my practice may be at increased risk associated with benzodiazepines (compared to Ontario long-term care physicians with lower prescribing rates) |
Information about health consequences | Provide information (e.g. written, verbal, visual) about health consequences of performing the behaviour | How many of my residents are exposed to risks (e.g. falls) related to benzodiazepines? |
Problem solving | Analyse, or prompt the person to analyse, factors influencing the behaviour and generate or select strategies that include overcoming barriers and/or increasing facilitators | Change ideas, worksheets and resources regarding how to implement best practices for prescribing |