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Translational Behavioral Medicine
Published in: Translational Behavioral Medicine 2/2016

01-06-2016 | Essay

Deconstructing interventions: approaches to studying behavior change techniques across obesity interventions

Authors: Deborah F. Tate, PhD, Leslie A. Lytle, PhD, Nancy E. Sherwood, PhD, Debra Haire-Joshu, PhD, Donna Matheson, PhD, Shirley M. Moore, PhD, RN, FAAN, Catherine M. Loria, PhD, MS, MA, FAHA, Charlotte Pratt, PhD, RD, FAHA, Dianne S. Ward, EdD, Steven H. Belle, PhD, MScHyg, Susan Michie, PhD

Published in: Translational Behavioral Medicine | Issue 2/2016

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Abstract

Deconstructing interventions into the specific techniques that are used to change behavior represents a new frontier in behavioral intervention research. This paper considers opportunities and challenges in employing the Behavior Change Techniques Taxonomy (BCTTv1) developed by Michie and colleagues, to code the behavior change techniques (BCTs) across multiple interventions addressing obesity and capture dose received at the technique level. Numerous advantages were recognized for using a shared framework for intervention description. Coding interventions at levels of the social ecological framework beyond the individual level, separate coding for behavior change initiation vs. maintenance, fidelity of BCT delivery, accounting for BCTs mode of delivery, and tailoring BCTs, present both challenges and opportunities. Deconstructing interventions and identifying the dose required to positively impact health-related outcomes could enable important gains in intervention science.
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Metadata
Title
Deconstructing interventions: approaches to studying behavior change techniques across obesity interventions
Authors
Deborah F. Tate, PhD
Leslie A. Lytle, PhD
Nancy E. Sherwood, PhD
Debra Haire-Joshu, PhD
Donna Matheson, PhD
Shirley M. Moore, PhD, RN, FAAN
Catherine M. Loria, PhD, MS, MA, FAHA
Charlotte Pratt, PhD, RD, FAHA
Dianne S. Ward, EdD
Steven H. Belle, PhD, MScHyg
Susan Michie, PhD
Publication date
01-06-2016
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Translational Behavioral Medicine / Issue 2/2016
Print ISSN: 1869-6716
Electronic ISSN: 1613-9860
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13142-015-0369-1

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