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Table 2 Participants’ median scores for the theoretical domains framework barriers at pre-training, post-training and follow-up

From: The impact of Healthy Conversation Skills training on health professionals’ barriers to having behaviour change conversations: a pre-post survey using the Theoretical Domains Framework

Domain

Definition

Number of items

Pre-training (n = 63)

Post-training (n = 47) 1

Follow-up (n = 33)

Sign rank

Sign rank

Median (IQR)

Median (IQR)

Median (IQR)

Pre-, post

Pre-, follow up

Skills

An ability or proficiency acquired through practice

3

4.7 (3.3-5.3)

6.0 (5.7-6.7)

5.7 (5.3-6.0)

p < 0.01*

p < 0.01*

Social/professional role and identity

A coherent set of behaviours and displayed personal qualities of an individual in a social or work setting

4

6.0 (5.5-7.0)

6.5 (6.0-7.0)

6.0 (5.5-7.0)

p < 0.01*

p = 0.38

Beliefs about capabilities

Acceptance of the truth, reality, or validity about an ability, talent, or facility that a person can put to constructive use

3

4.7 (3.3-6.0)

6.0 (5.3-6.3)

5.7 (5.0-6.0)

p < 0.01*

p < 0.01*

Beliefs about consequences

Acceptance of the truth, reality, or validity about outcomes of a behaviour in a given situation

2

6.0 (5.0-6.5)

6.5 (6.0-7.0)

6.0 (5.0-7.0)

p < 0.01*

p = 0.14

Intentions

A conscious decision to perform a behaviour or a resolve to act in a certain way

4

5.4 (4.4-6.4)

6.5 (5.9-7.0)

5.8 (5.1-6.3)

p < 0.01*

p = 0.23

Goals2

Mental representations of outcomes or end states that an individual wants to achieve

3

4.3 (3.7-5.0)

5.3 (5.0-5.7)

4.7 (4.3-5.3)

p < 0.01*

p = 0.01*

Memory, attention and decision processes

The ability to retain information, focus selectively on aspects of the environment and choose between two or more alternatives

4

4.3 (4.0-5.0)

4.8 (4.0-5.3)

4.8 (4.3-5.3)

p = 0.16

p = 0.24

Behavioural Regulation2

Anything aimed at managing or changing objectively observed or measured actions

3

4.0 (3.0-4.7)

4.7 (4.0-5.3)

4.7 (3.7-5.0)

p < 0.01*

p = 0.05

  1. 1 n = 47 at post-training survey due to incomplete survey responses; 2 discriminant content validity of the items measuring these domains was not demonstrated in Huijg et al. [26]. A score of 1 = strongly disagree/not strong at all/never, and a score of 7 = strongly agree/very strong/always