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Table 2 BCTs with evidence of effectiveness for individual target behaviours in persons with high priority chronic diseases1 [11]

From: Development of a European competency framework for health and other professionals to support behaviour change in persons self-managing chronic disease

Cluster

BCT

Diet

Physical activity

Medication

adherence

1.Goal and planning

1.1 Goal setting (behaviour)

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1.2 Problem solving

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1.3 Goal setting (outcome)

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1.4 Action planning

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1.5 Review behaviour goal(s)

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1.7 Review outcome goal(s)

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2. Feedback and monitoring

2.2 Feedback on behaviour

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2.3 Self-monitoring of behaviour

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2.4 Self-monitoring of outcome(s) of behaviour

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2.5 Monitoring outcome(s) of behaviour by others without feedback

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2.6 Biofeedback

 

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2.7 Feedback on outcome of behaviour

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3. Social support

3.1 Social support (unspecified)

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3.2 Social support (practical)

 

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3.3 Social support (emotional)

 

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4. Shaping knowledge

4.1 Instruction on how to perform a behaviour

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5. Natural consequences

5.1 Information about health consequences

  

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6. Comparison of behaviour

6.1 Demonstration of the behaviour

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6.2 Social comparison

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7. Associations

7.1 Prompts/cues

 

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8. Repetition and substitution

8.1 Behavioural practice/rehearsal

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8.7 Graded tasks

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9. Comparison of outcomes

9.1 Credible source

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9.2 Pros and cons

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10. Reward and threat

10.4 Social reward

 

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11. Regulation

11.1 Pharmacological support

 

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11.2 Reduce negative emotions

 

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12. Antecedents

12.3 Avoidance/reducing exposure to cues for the behaviour

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12.5 Adding objects to the environment

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  1. 1 BCT numbering refers to the numbering in BCTTv1