From theory-inspired to theory-based interventions: A protocol for developing and testing a methodology for linking behaviour change techniques to theoretical mechanisms of action

Annals of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2018, Pages 501-512

  Michie, Susan ^a   Carey, Rachel N ^a   Johnston, Marie ^b   Rothman, Alexander J ^c   De Bruin, Marijn ^b   Kelly, Michael P ^d   Connell, Lauren E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour change; Behaviour change techniques; Expert consensus; Mechanism of action; Theory

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CONSENSUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; HUMAN; ONTOLOGY; TAXONOMY; THEORETICAL STUDY; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; THEORETICAL MODEL; BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE; CLINICAL STUDY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY;

BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE; CLINICAL STUDIES AS TOPIC; CONSENSUS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY;

EID: 84978063322     PISSN: 08836612     EISSN: 15324796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12160-016-9816-6     Document Type: Article

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