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Table 4 Taxonomy of behavior change techniques used in shared decision making implementation interventions

From: Towards a taxonomy of behavior change techniques for promoting shared decision making

Grouping and BCTs

Status

Found in effective studies

Found in ineffective studies

New

1. Goals and planning

 Goal setting (behavior)

 

 

 Problem solving

 

 Goal setting (outcome)

 

 Action planning

 

 Review behavior goal(s)

 

 

 Commitment

 

 

 Tailoring

  

2. Feedback and monitoring

 Monitoring of behavior by others without feedback

 

 

 Feedback on behavior

 

 Self-monitoring of behavior

 

 Monitoring of outcome(s) of behavior without feedback

 

 

 Biofeedback

  

 Feedback on outcome(s) of behavior

 

 

3. Social support

 Social support (unspecified)

 

 Social support (practical)

 

 Social support (emotional)

 

4. Shaping Knowledge

 Instruction on how to perform the behavior

 

 Providing background information

  

5. Natural consequences

 Information about health consequences

 

 Salience of consequences

 

 

 Information about social and environmental consequences

 

 Information about emotional consequences

 

 

6. Comparison of behavior

 Demonstration of the behavior

 

 Information about others’ approval

 

 

 Experience sharing and learning

  

7. Associations

 Prompts/cues

 

8. Repetition and substitution

 Behavioral practice/rehearsal

 

 Generalization of target behavior

 

 

 Mental preparation for the behavior

  

9. Comparison of outcomes

 Credible source

 

 Pros and cons

 

10 Reward and threat

 Material incentive (behavior)

 

 Material reward (behavior)

 

11. Regulation

 Pharmacological support

 

 Reduce negative emotions

 

 

12. Antecedents

 Adding objects to the environment

 
  1. BCT Behavior change technique