Table 5 APEASE criteria applied by ENCOUNTER team to behaviour change techniques following co-design workshops: intervention 1
BCT | Label | Affordability | Practicability | Effectiveness | Acceptability | Side-effects/safety | Equity | Decision Yes/no | Reasons for exclusion/comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9.2 | Pros and cons | ||||||||
Description: Ask recruiter’s list and compare advantages and disadvantages of inviting all eligible women to participate in a trial | √ | √ | - | √ | √ | √ | Yes | Perceived as helpful by most participants | |
1.1 | Goal setting—behaviour | ||||||||
Description: Ask recruiters to set an agreed daily/weekly goal to invite all eligible women (not necessarily the numbers) | √ | X | - | X | - | √ | No | Negative response at workshop | |
1.3 | Goal setting—outcome | ||||||||
Description: Ask recruiters to set weekly goal to have increased the number of women invited to the trial | √ | X | - | X | - | √ | No | Negative response at workshop | |
4.2 | Information about antecedents | ||||||||
Description: Show recruiters a video clip of an experienced recruiter—what prompts/motivates them to invite all eligible women to a trial as well as discussing the common challenges in approaching potential participants | √ | √ | - | √ | √ | √ | Yes | The most well received BCT at the workshop | |
2.3 | Self-monitoring of behaviour | ||||||||
Description: Ask recruiters to keep a diary of each recruitment encounter or potential encounter and the outcome (perhaps limited to the first 10). Recruiters could later reflect on diary and share learnings with peers | √ | √ | - | √ | √ | √ | Yes | Well received by midwives and nurse in the workshop | |
1.2 | Problem solving | ||||||||
Description: Encourage recruiters to be creative in thinking about strategies to adopt as challenges are presented i.e. “If x goes wrong, then this is what you do” | √ | √ | - | √ | √ | √ | Yes | Could fit neatly with 2.3 and the shared learnings | |
1.5 | Review behaviour goals | ||||||||
Description: Regular review, with the trial team, of the changed behaviour being used by the recruiters | √ | √ | - | X | X | √ | No | No longer relevant as 1.1 and 1.3 have been excluded | |
1.7 | Review outcome goals | ||||||||
Description: Trial teams carry out monthly review to reveal if all eligible women had been invited to participate in the trial. Based on outcome, recruiter and trial team could consider modifying invitation goal | √ | X | - | X | X | √ | No | No longer relevant as 1.1 and 1.3 have been excluded | |
10.4 | Social rewardsa | ||||||||
Identified as ‘creep’ BCT Description: Trial team give recruiters thank you cards/acknowledgements | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | Yes | ||