ABC of Behaviour Change Theories

By Susan Michie, Robert West, R. Campbell, Jamie Brown, H. Gainforth. 2014

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Demystifying theory and its use in improvement (2015, background): “69 70 Similarly, Grol et al 7 have identified four important domains of theory related to the multiple layers of social and economic context required for success in changing the behaviour of providers and patients (actions of individual stakeholders; interpersonal interaction and social context;…”
Behavior Change Techniques and Their Mechanisms of Action: A Synthesis of Links Described in Published Intervention Literature (2018, methodology): “This is particularly problematic given that the MoA “Norms” occurs frequently in behavioral theories (see [31]).”
Theoretical explanations for maintenance of behaviour change: a systematic review of behaviour theories (2016, methodology): “Systematic database searches were performed to identify theories which met the inclusion criteria (see below).”