Changing Health Behaviours

Question 1

what is the basic process used to design an intervention?

Answer 1

many interventions are designed according to the ISLAGIATT

principle

It Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time

Question 2

What is meant by behaviour selection?

What are the 2 different stages?

Answer 2

what is your goal?

identify key specific behaviours:

who needs to do:

• what differently
• when
• where
• for how long?
• the target may be to stop or start a behaviour, increase or decrease its frequency, duration and/or intensity or change its form

Question 3

What are the stages in this behavioural map?

Answer 3

1. individual
2. target behaviour
3. influencing behaviour

Question 4

What is needed in order to acheive the outcomes that are wanted?

Answer 4

in order to acheive the outcomes you want, be clear about whose behavious you want to change

is it a child, parent, health professional or all three?

are there subgroups?

Question 5

What needs to be considered when you are choosing which behaviours to target?

Answer 5

• likely impact if undertaken
• likelihood that such a behaviour will be implemented
  
  • how easy it is to do
  • does it cost a lot of money? time?
  • will people like doing it?
• spill over to behaviours and people
  
  • ​every behaviour is within a network of behaviours within each person - and every person is within a network of other people

Question 6

What is meant by the COM-B model?

Answer 6

behaviour occurs as an interaction between three necessary conditions

1. capability
2. motivation
3. opportunity

Question 7

What is meant by capability as part of the COM-B model?

Answer 7

people’s psychological and physical abilities

e.g. knowledge, physical and mental skills, mobility and strength

Question 8

What is meant by motivation as part of the COM-B model?

Answer 8

influences that energise and direct behaviour:

intentions and evaluations

(collectively known as “reflective motivation”)

and desires, emotions and habits

(collectively known as “automatic motivation”)

Question 9

What is meant by opportunity as part of the COM-B model?

Answer 9

the environment with which people interact

whether it be the physical environment of objects, events and time

or the social environment of culture and norms