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Table 2 Characteristics of articles included in CIS review from stage 1

From: Changing behaviour ‘more or less’—do theories of behaviour inform strategies for implementation and de-implementation? A critical interpretive synthesis

Characteristics of articles

Number of articles (n = 49)

Type of article

 Empirical

32

 Protocol

6

 Commentary/discussion

4

 Review

4

 Theory development

3

Description of behaviours

 General

8

 Specific behaviours

41

Research area theory was applied

 Education

2

 Health and public health

35

 Law

2

 Health professional

2

 Neurobiology

2

 Psychology

6

Direction of behaviour change

 Increasing frequency

24

 Decreasing frequency

8

 Both increasing and decreasing frequencies

17

Theories reported*

 Control Theory

1

 Deterrent Theory

2

 Disconnected Value Model

5

 Goal-Setting Theory

1

 Health Action Process Approach

2

 Health Belief Model

1

 Implementation Intention

4

 Operant Learning Theory

2

 Protection Motivation Theory

1

 Self-Affirmation Theory

1

 Self-Determination Theory

5

 Social Cognitive Theory

23

 Temporal Self-Regulation Theory

1

 Theory of Planned Behaviour

4

 Theory of Reasoned Action

2

  1. *Eight articles reported the application of more than one theory; therefore, the sum of the theories reported column is greater than 49