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Area of Science:

  • Behavioral Science
  • Health Services Research
  • Intervention Science

Background:

  • Making Every Contact Count (MECC) is a public health initiative aiming to embed prevention and behavior change conversations into routine healthcare.
  • Effective implementation of MECC by healthcare professionals is crucial for public health impact but faces various barriers.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify barriers and facilitators to MECC implementation among healthcare professionals.
  • To analyze behavioral components within national MECC interventions.
  • To assess the theoretical alignment of intervention components with identified barriers and facilitators.

Main Methods:

  • A systematic review identified barriers and facilitators using the COM-B model and Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF).
  • Content analysis of national MECC interventions in England utilized the Behavior Change Wheel (BCW) and BCT Taxonomy (BCTTv1).
  • Intervention content was linked to systematically identified barriers.

Main Results:

  • Key barriers to MECC implementation were related to Environmental Context, Beliefs About Capabilities, Knowledge, Beliefs About Consequences, Intentions, Skills, Social Role, and Emotions.
  • National interventions employed an average of 5.1 BCW functions and 8.7 BCTs.
  • A significant gap was found, with only 21% of potentially relevant BCTs used, and most BCTs targeting key barrier domains were absent.

Conclusions:

  • Intervention developers can optimize MECC implementation support by integrating more theoretically relevant BCTs.
  • Addressing identified barriers through targeted BCTs presents a missed opportunity in current national interventions.
  • Future interventions should be refined to better align with the TDF and COM-B model to enhance MECC adoption.