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Reliability of Identification of Behavior Change Techniques in Intervention Descriptions
Charles Abraham1, Caroline E Wood2, Marie Johnston2,3
1Psychology Applied to Health Group, University of Exeter Medical School, University of Exeter, St Luke's Campus, Exeter, EX1 2 LU, UK. C.Abraham@exeter.ac.uk.
Purpose:
The aim of this paper is to assess the frequency of identification as well as the inter-coder and test-retest reliability of identification of behavior change techniques (BCTs) in written intervention descriptions.
Methods:
Forty trained coders applied the "Behavior Change Technique Taxonomy version 1" (BCTTv1) to 40 intervention descriptions published in protocols and repeated this 1 month later.
Results:
Eighty of 93 defined BCTs were identified by at least one trained coder, and 22 BCTs were identified in 16 (40 %) or more of 40 descriptions. Good inter-coder reliability was observed across 80 BCTs identified in the protocols: 66 (80 %) achieved mean prevalence and bias-adjusted kappa (PABAK) scores of 0.70 or greater, and 59 (74 %) achieved mean scores of 0.80 or greater. There was good within-coder agreement between baseline and 1 month, demonstrating good test-retest reliability.
Conclusions:
BCTTv1 can be used by trained coders to identify BCTs in intervention descriptions reliably. However, some frequently occurring BCT definitions require further clarification.
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