Abstract
BACKGROUND : CONSORT guidelines call for precise reporting of behavior change interventions: we need rigorous methods of characterizing active content of interventions with precision and specificity. OBJECTIVES : The objective of this study is to develop an extensive, consensually agreed hierarchically structured taxonomy of techniques [behavior change techniques (BCTs)] used in behavior change interventions. METHODS : In a Delphi-type exercise, 14 experts rated labels and definitions of 124 BCTs from six published classification systems. Another 18 experts grouped BCTs according to similarity of active ingredients in an open-sort task. Inter-rater agreement amongst six researchers coding 85 intervention descriptions by BCTs was assessed. RESULTS : This resulted in 93 BCTs clustered into 16 groups. Of the 26 BCTs occurring at least five times, 23 had adjusted kappas of 0.60 or above. CONCLUSIONS : "BCT taxonomy v1," an extensive taxonomy of 93 consensually agreed, distinct BCTs, offers a step change as a method for specifying interventions, but we anticipate further development and evaluation based on international, interdisciplinary consensus.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 81-95 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | Annals of Behavioral Medicine |
Volume | 46 |
Issue number | 1 |
Early online date | 20 Mar 2013 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Aug 2013 |
Keywords
- behavior change techniques
- taxonomy
- behavior change interventions
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A new blueprint for behaviour change interventions to improve public health and safety
Marie Johnston (Coordinator) & Jill Francis (Coordinator)
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