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Table 1 Specification of target behaviours to focus upon in the STAMINA intervention

From: Towards implementing exercise into the prostate cancer care pathway: development of a theory and evidence-based intervention to train community-based exercise professionals to support change in patient exercise behaviour (The STAMINA trial)

Target Behaviour

Behavioural specifications

Who

When

Where

1. To support patients first contact with the community gym providers

Fitness manager

On receipt of the patient referral

From the community-based gym, over the telephone

2. To conduct and record results of a fitness test

Exercise physiologist

At baseline and 12 weeks

At the community-based gym

3. To tailor the exercise prescription

Exercise physiologist

At baseline. Weekly reviews to determine tailoring requirements thereafter.

At the community-based gym

4. To deliver two supervised exercise sessions per week, per protocol

Personal trainer

Twice a week for 12 weeks

At the community-based gym

5. To provide weekly behavioural support

Exercise physiologist

Personal trainer

Fitness manager

At every contact

At the community-based gym and over the phone ad hoc

6. To compile progress reports and communicate progress with the clinical team

Exercise physiologist

At 12 weeks

At the community-based gym