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Linking behaviour change techniques to mechanisms of action: Using the Theory and Techniques Tool alongside the Behaviour Change Intervention Ontology [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] [PDF]

Wellcome Open Research
Background Understanding how interventions work requires clear hypotheses, rigorous testing, and accurate reporting of links between behaviour change techniques (BCTs)—the smallest replicable active components of interventions—and mechanisms of action ...
Robert West, Micaela Santilli, Paulina M. Schenk, Lisa Zhang, Alison J Wright, Marta M. Marques, Susan Michie, Marie Johnston   +7 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Why and how to engage expert stakeholders in ontology development: insights from social and behavioural sciences

Journal of Biomedical Semantics, 2021
Background Incorporating the feedback of expert stakeholders in ontology development is important to ensure content is appropriate, comprehensive, meets community needs and is interoperable with other ontologies and classification systems.
Emma Norris, Janna Hastings, Marta M. Marques, Ailbhe N. Finnerty Mutlu, Silje Zink, Susan Michie   +5 more
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Delivering Behaviour Change Interventions: Development of a Mode of Delivery Ontology [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]

Wellcome Open Research, 2021
Background: Investigating and improving the effects of behaviour change interventions requires detailed and consistent specification of all aspects of interventions.
Marta M. Marques, Rachel N. Carey, Emma Norris, Fiona Evans, Ailbhe N. Finnerty, Janna Hastings, Ella Jenkins, Marie Johnston, Robert West, Susan Michie   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Integrated analysis of online signals and insight generation about digital conversations on COVID-19 vaccines in Eastern and Southern Africa: a longitudinal analysis of social listening data

BMC Proceedings, 2023
Background During the COVID-19 pandemic, social listening programs across digital channels have become an integral part of health preparedness and response planning, allowing to capture and address questions, information needs, and misinformation shared ...
Silvia Sommariva, Helena Ballester Bon, Sofia De Almeida, Jenna Mote, Sijmen Brouwers, Massimiliano Sani, Natalie Fol   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Response of UK Horse, Pony and Donkey Owners to the Early Stages of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Animals, 2021
In the UK, March 2020 was a time of great uncertainty as COVID-19 became increasingly widespread. The government responded by making suggestions about how people could reduce the risk of spread on 16 March, moved swiftly into closing schools on the 18 ...
Jo Hockenhull, Catherine Bell, Jo White, Suzanne Rogers   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Barriers and enablers to local active travel during COVID-19: A case study of Streetspace interventions in two London boroughs [version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations]

Wellcome Open Research, 2023
Background: During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, UK local authorities increased emergency active travel interventions. This study aimed to understand what aspects of temporary Streetspace for London schemes represent barriers or ...
Maria Lunetto, Joanna Hale, Chiara Gericke, Oscar Castro   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

An ontology-based modelling system (OBMS) for representing behaviour change theories applied to 76 theories [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]

Wellcome Open Research, 2020
Background: To efficiently search, compare, test and integrate behaviour change theories, they need to be specified in a way that is clear, consistent and computable.
Joanna Hale, Janna Hastings, Robert West, Carmen E. Lefevre, Artur Direito, Lauren Connell Bohlen, Cristina Godinho, Niall Anderson, Silje Zink, Hilary Groarke, Susan Michie   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Behaviour change

Journal of Physiotherapy
The chapter starts with a clinical case looking at reasons behind habits, lack of motivation for change, and what internal and external motivations may help. The chapter is about personal behaviour change: what the most effective motivator is; whether humans act logically, reasonably, or because of "social" gain; and how people can take responsibility ...
Brookman, Manda, Smith, Denise
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Behavioural medicine: changing our behaviour [PDF]

BMJ, 2006
Human behaviour is a major determinant of health, and a growing body of evidence shows how to make behavioural interventions effective.
Marteau, T, Dieppe, PA, Foy, R, Kinmonth, A, Schneiderman, N   +4 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Specifying who delivers behaviour change interventions: development of an Intervention Source Ontology [version 1; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations]

Wellcome Open Research, 2021
Background:  Identifying how behaviour change interventions are delivered, including by whom, is key to understanding intervention effectiveness. However, information about who delivers interventions is reported inconsistently in intervention evaluations,
Emma Norris, Alison J. Wright, Janna Hastings, Robert West, Neil Boyt, Susan Michie   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source