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Showing 1 to 20 of 28 for “"Behaviour Change Techniques"”.
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An empirical study series to investigate the research synthesis of complex health care interventions and related methodological issues
… smoking cessation interventions, while behaviour change techniques used in the studies and their suitability to change behavioural determinants were evaluated using a framework by Michie et al. (2008). Thematic analysis was conducted to explore qualitative studies, while narrative …
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Engaging Student Nurses in Lifestyle Management: The Role of Technology-Based Interventions and Mobile Health Applications
… students frequently struggle with unhealthy behaviours, including high rates of overweight and obesity. This thesis investigated these challenges in a student nurse population in the South West of England, exploring lifestyle patterns, perceived barriers and motivators, and the potential of …
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Changing behaviour, ‘more or less’: Investigating whether there is a basis for designing different interventions for implementation and deimplementation.
… basis for identifying different mechanisms of change by which behaviour might increase versus decrease; 2) Assess whether predictors of health professional behaviour differ depending on whether behaviour was one clinicians should implement or behaviours clinicians should de-implement; and 3) …
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An exploration of interventions for supported self-management and behaviour change delivered as routine clinical care for people living with long-term health conditions.
… treatment for such conditions is lifestyle change, including weight loss, smoking cessation and increasing physical activity. Current NHS policy emphasises that people should be supported to self-manage and yet there is sparse information available about how to achieve this in everyday …
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Towards implementation of pharmacogenomic-guided medicines optimisation for older patients in secondary care
… care for patients aged 65 and above, identifies behaviour change techniques for healthcare professionals to successfully adopt PGx-guided medicines optimisation, and paves the way for future implementation strategies. The research adopted a convergent parallel design, comprised of a systematic …
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From hospital to home: a mixed methods exploration of post-discharge medicines management for older people living with long-term conditions
… theory using an interview study grounded in behaviour change theory, and finally to model potential intervention components by expert consensus. Interviews revealed that there were gaps in current service provision, which impacted on participants’ knowledge of and capabilities with their …
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Towards implementation of pharmacogenomic-guided medicines optimisation for older patients in secondary care
… care for patients aged 65 and above, identifies behaviour change techniques for healthcare professionals to successfully adopt PGx-guided medicines optimisation, and paves the way for future implementation strategies. The research adopted a convergent parallel design, comprised of a systematic …
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Stroke Prevention Rehabilitation Intervention Trial of Exercise (SPRITE): a randomised feasibility and pilot study: a randomised feasibility and pilot study
… assessed the manual to identify the Behaviour Change Techniques (BCTs) used.<br/><br/>For the 12 week pilot trial participants were randomly allocated to: (1) standard care (n=12); (2) manual plus pedometer with telephone follow-up by General Practitioner<br/>(GP) (n=14); (3) manual …
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A mixed methods investigation of behavioural determinants relating to medication error reporting by health professionals in the United Arab Emirates.
… in-depth information, grounded in theories of behaviour change. In the second phase, a cross-sectional survey of health professionals in the UAE was conducted to identify the behavioural determinants, facilitators and barriers of medication error reporting. Principal component analysis of …
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Reducing Consumption Levels of Alcohol In Midlife (ReCLAIM): The development and testing of a theory and evidence-based online intervention targeting automatic processes
… or non-conscious decision making about health behaviours. Methods: The intervention development approach employed the Behaviour Change Wheel within the Medical Research Council guidance framework. Findings from literature reviews, a qualitative study (N=16), and public involvement activities …
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Co-design and evaluation of a mHealth intervention to enhance dietary self-management and adherence in patients with heart failure
… were favoured. These findings, integrated with behavioural and educational theories informed the co-design and development of a nutrition-focused mobile app by an interdisciplinary team of dietitians, researchers, and industry partner. The app included six educational modules on sodium and fluid …
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Integrating behavioural science and design thinking: Development and evaluation of a mobile intervention to increase vegetable consumption
… a potentially transformative tool for delivering behavioural nutrition interventions at scale, but most have yet to incorporate theory-based strategies known to drive changes in health behaviours or undergo systematic testing to demonstrate their effectiveness. Moreover, published frameworks to …
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Engagement with Cardiac Rehabilitation: A mixed-methods investigation into factors that influence patient engagement in Wales
… and a gendered approach), using the ‘Integrated Change Model’ for understanding patient engagement, the use of behaviour change techniques, tailoring exercise demands dependent of patient, and increasing patient education and support.
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Treatment of severe obesity in adolescents; a mixed method approach
… of obese adolescents across social, emotional, behavioural and cultural contexts. All participants experienced low self-esteem and feelings of shame and there were frequent accounts of debilitating bullying. Adolescents required intensive support to develop skills for coping and managing …
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An exploration of the use of theory and visualisation in behaviour change interventions to help healthcare staff prevent and control healthcare-associated infections.
Changing healthcare staff's behaviours is of paramount importance in improving infection prevention and control (IPC), and decreasing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). Thus many supportive interventions have been developed in pertinent areas, such as hand hygiene (HH). The concepts of theory …
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Successful Design, Implementation and Evaluation of Nutrition Intervention Research
… these trials is participant adherence to dietary behaviours asked of them. Despite its importance, trials commonly experience challenges with adherence, and the empirical knowledge in the ways researchers design trial components to support adherence is scant. Behaviour change science is the field …
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A mixed-methods study to identify, quantify and explore determinants of antimicrobial prescribing behaviours among clinicians in Qatar.
… influences) of antimicrobial prescribing behaviour, which vary within and across countries, practice settings and health professions. In addition, little attention has been paid to the use of theory to inform the design and choice of such interventions. The State of Qatar is an advanced …
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Deprescribing for frail older adults residing in long-term care facilities: a mixed-methods evaluation
… counterparts. The physiological changes associated with ageing and frailty can increase the risk of experiencing an adverse event from a medication. Polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) are even more of a concern in frail older adults as frailty increases …
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Improving medication adherence in older adults prescribed polypharmacy
… conducted to explore older patients’ adherence behaviour and identify determinants (barriers, facilitators) to target for change. Using the Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF) as a lens, key domains were selected for targeting and mapped to behaviour change techniques (BCTs) using established …
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The development of a psychosocial intervention to support caregivers in post-treatment cancer survivorship
… multiple methods research design guided by the Behaviour Change Wheel (BCW). In phase one, a needs assessment was conducted to determine the key physical, psychological and social needs of caregivers in posttreatment survivorship, as well as contextual factors relating to the current provision …
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