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Published in: Translational Behavioral Medicine 2/2015

Open Access 01-06-2015 | Original Research

Applying the behaviour change technique (BCT) taxonomy v1: a study of coder training

Authors: Caroline E Wood, PhD, Michelle Richardson, PhD, Marie Johnston, PhD, Charles Abraham, PhD, Jill Francis, PhD, Wendy Hardeman, PhD, Susan Michie, DPhil

Published in: Translational Behavioral Medicine | Issue 2/2015

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Abstract

Behaviour Change Technique Taxonomy v1 (BCTTv1) has been used to detect active ingredients of interventions. The purpose of this study was to evaluate effectiveness of user training in improving reliable, valid and confident application of BCTTv1 to code BCTs in intervention descriptions. One hundred sixty-one trainees (109 in workshops and 52 in group tutorials) were trained to code frequent BCTs. The following measures were taken before and after training: (i) inter-coder agreement, (ii) trainee agreement with expert consensus, (iii) confidence ratings and (iv) coding competence. Coding was assessed for 12 BCTs (workshops) and for 17 BCTs (tutorials). Trainees completed a course evaluation. Methods improved agreement with expert consensus (p < .05) but not inter-coder agreement (p = .08, p = .57, respectively) and increased confidence for BCTs assessed (both p < .05). Methods were as effective as one another at improving coding competence (p = .55). Training was evaluated positively. The training improved agreement with expert consensus, confidence for BCTs assessed, coding competence but not inter-coder agreement. This varied according to BCT.
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Metadata
Title
Applying the behaviour change technique (BCT) taxonomy v1: a study of coder training
Authors
Caroline E Wood, PhD
Michelle Richardson, PhD
Marie Johnston, PhD
Charles Abraham, PhD
Jill Francis, PhD
Wendy Hardeman, PhD
Susan Michie, DPhil
Publication date
01-06-2015
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Translational Behavioral Medicine / Issue 2/2015
Print ISSN: 1869-6716
Electronic ISSN: 1613-9860
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13142-014-0290-z

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