Comparison of Goal Achievement during an Early, Intensive Nutrition Intervention Delivered to People with Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer by Telephone Compared with Mobile Application
Table 3
The frequency of behaviour change techniques used by the research dietitian to support goal achievement between intervention groups.
Behaviour change techniques
Mobile app ()
Telephone ()
RR (95% CI)
1.1. Goal setting
33 (92%)
38 (100%)
0.92 (0.83-1.01)
1.2 Problem-solving
33 (92%)
38 (100%)
0.92 (0.83-1.01)
1.3 Goal setting (outcome)
33 (92%)
38 (100%)
0.92 (0.83-1.01)
1.4 Action planning
33 (92%)
38 (100%)
0.92 (0.83-1.01)
1.5 Review behaviour (goal)
24 (67%)
38 (100%)
0.66 (0.53 to 0.84)
1.6 Discrepancy between current behaviour and goal
11 (31%)
0 (0%)
.
1.7 Review outcome (goal)
23 (64%)
37 (97%)
0.66 (0.51 to 0.84)
2.2 Feedback on behaviour
25 (69%)
37 (97%)
0.71 (0.57 to 0.89)
2.3 Self-monitoring of behaviour
33 (92%)
37 (97%)
0.94 (0.84 to 1.05)
2.4 Self-monitoring of outcome of behaviour
33 (92%)
37 (97%)
0.94 (0.84 to 1.05)
2.6 Biofeedback
1 (3%)
0 (0%)
.
2.7 Feedback on outcomes of behaviour
25 (69%)
37 (97%)
0.71 (0.57 to 0.89)
3.2 Social support (practical)
11 (31%)
5 (13%)
2.32 (0.89 to 6.02)
3.3 Social support (emotional)
2 (6%)
7 (18%)
0.30 (0.07 to 1.36)
4.1 Instruction on how to perform behaviour
33 (92%)
38 (100%)
0.92 (0.83-1.01)
4.2 Information on antecedents
17 (47%)
3 (8%)
5.98 (1.91 to 18.69)
5.1 Information about health consequences
33 (92%)
33 (87%)
1.06 (0.90 to 1.24)
7.1 Prompts/cues
33 (92%)
0 (0%)
.
8.7 Graded tasks
22 (61%)
32 (84%)
0.73 (0.54 to 0.97)
9.1 Credible source
33 (92%)
38 (100%)
0.92 (0.83-1.01)
9.2 Pros and cons
8 (22%)
0 (0%)
.
11.1 Pharmacological support
14 (42%)
27 (71%)
0.55 (0.35 to 0.86)
15.1 Verbal persuasion of capability
8 (22%)
33 (87%)
0.26 (0.14 to 0.48)
15.3 Focus on past success
9 (25%)
31 (82%)
0.31 (0.17 to 0.55)
Initial assessment completed by phone for both groups.
