Table 2 Intervention components, materials, theoretical framework and behaviour change techniques
Session | Components | Materials | Behaviour change technique (Theoretical framework) |
|---|---|---|---|
Session 1 | Education about stroke (what is, symptoms, risk factors, how to prevent another event) | Booklet “Had a stroke, what now?” | |
Session 2 | Feedback about initial measurement outcomes | Data from Actigraph (steps taken per day) | Feedback on behaviour (CT) |
Education about the consequences of physical inactivity | Booklet “Consequences of physical inactivity” | Health consequences (SCogT) | |
Choose a target exercise | Exercise Preference Questionnaire | Action planning (SCogT) | |
Generate a list of goals | Goal Attainment Scaling | Graded tasks (SCogT) | |
Delivery self-monitoring devices | Smartband and paper-based exercise diary | Self-monitoring of behavior (CT) | |
Session 3 | Review goals | Goal Attainment Scaling | Review behavior goal(s) (CT) |
Review strategies to self-monitoring | Smartband and paper-based exercise diary | Self-monitoring of behavior (CT) | |
Encouraging | Verbal therapist encouragement | Non-specific encouragement (SCogT) | |
Identify barriers and potential solutions | Exercise Benefits/Barriers Scale and paper-based barriers and solutions list | Problem-solving/coping planning (SCogT) | |
Implementation of the physical exercise session with the participant | Paper-exercise guide | Instruction on how to perform a behaviour (SCogT) | |
Development of a weekly schedule of physical exercise | Weekly activities calendar | Goal setting (behavior) (CT) | |
Session 4 | Review goals | Goal Attainment Scaling | Review behavior goal(s) (CT) |
Review strategies to self-monitoring | Smartband and paper-based exercise diary | Self-monitoring of behavior (CT) | |
Review weekly schedule physical exercise; | Weekly activities calendar | Goal setting (behavior) (CT) | |
Encouraging | Verbal therapist encouragement | Non-specific encouragement (SCogT) | |
Review barriers and potential solutions | Paper-based barriers and solutions list | Problem-solving/coping planning (SCogT) | |
Vicarious experience | Paper-based stroke survivors report about the self-management program (data from feasibility study) | Vicarious reinforcement (CT) | |
Sessions 5 and 6 | Review goals | Goal Attainment Scaling | Review behavior goal(s) (CT) |
Review strategies to self-monitoring | Smartband and paper-based exercise diary | Self-monitoring of behavior (CT) | |
Review weekly schedule physical exercise | Weekly activities calendar | Goal setting (behavior) (CT) | |
Encouraging | Verbal therapist encouragement | Non-specific encouragement (SCogT) | |
Review barriers and potential solutions | Paper-based barriers and solutions list | Problem-solving/coping planning (SCogT) |