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Table 2 Overview of the HCP training package including behaviour change techniques used and mode of delivery

From: The development of a theory and evidence-based intervention to aid implementation of exercise into the prostate cancer care pathway with a focus on healthcare professional behaviour, the STAMINA trial

Modules

Mode of delivery

BCTs (coded in line with BCTTV1)

Associated TDF domain

1. Overview of the project

• Use of an importance ruler to assess HCP perceptions on exercise.

• Information presented about the project, NICE recommendations, patient experiences with exercise and proposed new HCP roles.

• Information presented as patient vignettes, videos, written text, prompts for clinic use and links to further reading.

• Problem solving task in relation to new HCP roles such as providing exercise referrals.

Problem solving (1.2)

Beliefs about capabilities

Social support (Unspecified) (3.1)

Skills, Behavioural regulation, and Social influences

Information about health consequences (5.1)

Knowledge and Beliefs about consequences

Information about social and environmental consequences (5.3)

Knowledge

Information about emotional consequences (5.6)

Knowledge and Beliefs about consequences

Prompts/cues (7.1)

Memory and Environmental resources and context

Credible source (9.1)

Skills, Social/Professional role and identity and Social Influences

Adding objects to the environment (12.5)

Memory, attention and decision processes and Environment resources and context

2. Prostate cancer and exercise – the evidence

• Information presented about the evidence base for exercise in prostate cancer.

• Information presented via videos, written text, patient case studies, handouts of scientific papers and links to further reading.

• Case study task in relation to reducing assumptions about patient’s suitability for exercise.

Social support (Unspecified) (3.1)

Skills, Behavioural regulation, and Social influences

Information about health consequences (5.1)

Knowledge and Beliefs about consequences

Information about social and environmental consequences (5.3)

Knowledge

Information about emotional consequences (5.6)

Knowledge and Beliefs about consequences

Information about others’ approval (6.3)

Social/Professional role and identity and Social influences

Credible source (9.1)

Skills, Social/Professional role and identity and Social Influences

Reduce negative emotions (11.2)

Beliefs about capabilities and emotions

3. Discussing exercise as a healthcare professional

• Discussion around pros and cons of discussing lifestyle factors with this patient group and problem-solving task.

• Information on the teachable moment, patient views of HCPs discussing lifestyle, on new roles for HCPs and procedures.

• Demonstrations of discussions of exercise with patients.

• Information presented as patient vignettes, videos, written text, prompts for clinic use and links to further reading.

• Action planning task as a team.

Problem solving (1.2)

Beliefs about capabilities

Action planning (1.4)

Behaviour regulation

Social support (unspecified) (3.1)

Skills, Behavioural regulation, and Social influences

Instruction on how to perform the behaviour (4.1)

Knowledge, Skills and Beliefs about capabilities

Information about health consequences (5.1)

Knowledge and Beliefs about consequences

Information about social and environmental consequences (5.3)

Knowledge

Information about emotional consequences (5.6)

Knowledge and Beliefs about consequences

Demonstration of behaviour (6.1)

Skills and Beliefs about capabilities

Information about others’ approval (6.3)

Social/Professional role and identity and Social Influences

Prompts/cues (7.1)

Memory, attention and decision processes and Environment resources and context

Habit formation (8.3)

Environmental context and resources

Credible source (9.1)

Skills, Social/Professional role and identity and Social Influences

Pros and cons (9.2)

Beliefs about consequences

Comparative imagining of future outcomes (9.3)

Beliefs about consequences

Adding objects to the environment (12.5)

Memory, attention and decision processes and Environment resources and context

Verbal persuasion about capability (15.1)

Beliefs about capabilities

Focus on past success (15.3)

Beliefs about capabilities

4. Skills for supporting people with exercise

• Information about behaviour change and behaviour change theory, introduction to techniques to support behaviour change in this patient group and demonstration of these.

• Overview of all the specific BCTs, providing instruction and demonstrations how to deliver them.

• Opportunity for role play and feedback tasks in relation to techniques.

• Reflections on previous experiences.

• Information presented as patient vignettes, diagrams demonstrations, written text, prompts for clinic use and links to further reading.

Feedback on behaviour (2.2)

Skills

Social support (unspecified) (3.1)

Skills, Behavioural regulation, and Social influences

Instruction on how to perform the behaviour (4.1)

Skills, Knowledge and Beliefs about capabilities

Information about health consequences (5.1)

Knowledge and Beliefs about consequences

Information about social and environmental consequences (5.3)

Knowledge

Information about emotional consequences (5.6)

Knowledge and Beliefs about consequences

Demonstration of behaviour (6.1)

Skills and Beliefs about capabilities

Behavioural practice/rehearsal (8.1)

Skills and Beliefs about capabilities

Adding objects to the environment (12.5)

Memory, attention and decision processes and Environment resources and context

Verbal persuasion about capability (15.1)

Beliefs about capabilities

Focus on past success (15.3)

Beliefs about capabilities

5. The role of exercise professionals

• Discussion of opinions and experience of exercise referral schemes.

• Information about NH, services they provide and their exercise professionals.

• Information about the exercise prescription for patients and their views.

• Information presented via diagrams, videos and written text.

Social support (unspecified) (3.1)

Skills, Behavioural regulation, and Social influences

Information about health consequences (5.1)

Knowledge and Beliefs about consequences

Information about social and environmental consequences (5.3)

Knowledge

Information about emotional consequences (5.6)

Knowledge and Beliefs about consequences

Information about other approval (6.3)

Social/Professional role and identity and Social Influences

Credible source (9.1)

Skills, Social/Professional role and identity and Social Influences

6. The exercise referral pathway and communication pathway

• Overview of the processes for referrals and communication.

• Information provided via demonstrations, written text and prompts for clinic use.

• Discussion around providing support at follow-up with information provided by written text and patient vignettes.

• Opportunity for role play and feedback tasks in relation to techniques.

Problem solving (1.2)

Beliefs about capabilities

Feedback on behaviour (2.2)

Skills

Social support (unspecified) (3.1)

Skills, Behavioural regulation, and Social influences

Instruction on how to perform the behaviour (4.1)

Skills, Knowledge and Beliefs about capabilities

Information about health consequences (5.1)

Knowledge and Beliefs about consequences

Information about social and environmental consequences (5.3)

Knowledge

Information about emotional consequences (5.6)

Knowledge and Beliefs about consequences

Prompts/cues (7.1)

Memory, attention and decision processes and Environment resources and context

Behavioural practice/rehearsal (8.1)

Skills and Beliefs about capabilities

Habit formation (8.3)

Environment context and resources

Intervention support

• The use of prompts within clinics, feedback on behaviour such as referrals via email or telephone and the use of a screening log to self-monitor behaviour.

Feedback on behaviour (2.2)

Skills

Self-monitoring of behaviour (2.3)

Skills and Behaviour regulation

Feedback on outcome(s) of behaviour (2.7)

Skills

Prompts/cues (7.1)

Memory, attention and decision processes and Environment resources and context

Habit formation (8.3)

Environment context and resources

Adding objects to the environment (12.5)

Memory, attention and decision processes and Environment resources and context