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Table 1 Operational definitions for the assessed intervention components

From: Effectiveness of interventions to improve rates of intravenous thrombolysis using behaviour change wheel functions: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Intervention component

Definition

Education

Providing systematic education or instruction to increase knowledge or understanding on stroke via face-to-face or online educational session, or by providing print or online educational materials to the health professionals from any level or community members.

Persuasion

Improve communication to stimulate the treatment process in patients with stroke.

Training

Providing systematic training to the community members or health professionals from any level to improve their skills in identifying suspected stroke cases.

AND OR

Providing systematic training to the health professionals from any level to improve their skills in diagnosing and treating stroke cases.

Environmental Restructuring

Restructuring, reorganising or rearranging individual, social or organisational context to promote the usage of thrombolysis in stroke.

Enablement

Increasing resources such or reducing obstacles to increase capability or opportunity at the individual level, e.g. health care staff or organisational level, e.g. hospital to promote the process and quality of stroke care.