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Table 4 Behaviour change techniques (BCTs) that will be delivered at each appointment of the intervention

From: Development of a complex community pharmacy intervention package using theory-based behaviour change techniques to improve older adults’ medication adherence

Appointment number

Activity

Appointment 1

An assessment of the underlying reasons/causes of non-adherence (guided by a paper-based adherence assessment tool)

Appointment 2

‘Core’ BCTs

• ‘Self-monitoring of the behaviour’

• ‘Goal-setting (behaviour)’

• ‘Action planning’

‘Optional’ BCTs

• ‘Restructuring the physical environment’

• ‘Prompt/cues’

• ‘Social support (unspecified)’

• ‘Health consequences’

• ‘Goal setting (outcome)’

Appointment 3

‘Core’ BCTs

• ‘Feedback on behaviour’

• ‘Review of behaviour goal’

‘Optional’ BCT

• ‘Review of outcome goal’

  1. Key: BCTs = Behaviour change techniques