The Behaviour Change Wheel

Introduction
Who the Guide is for
Why have we written this Guide?
More about the Behaviour Change Wheel (BCW)
Things to remember
Intervention design is about more than effectiveness
How to use the Guide
Questions addressed by the Guide
Chapter 1 Understand the behaviour
Step 1. Define the problem in behavioural terms
Step 2. Select the target behaviour
Step 3. Specify the target behaviour
Step 4: Identify what needs to change
Optional Step 4a: Identify what needs to change using the Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF)
Chapter 2 Identify intervention options
Step 5: Identify intervention functions
Step 6: Identify policy categories
Chapter 3 Identify content and implementation options
Step 7: Identify behaviour change techniques (BCTs)
Step 8: Identify mode of delivery
Chapter 4 A case study using the BCW to design an intervention to prevent melioidosis in Northeast Thailand
Aim
Methods
ResultsSummary
Chapter 5 A brief guide to using the BCW to evaluate behaviour change interventions and synthesise evidence
1. Identify intervention content
2. Investigate the functions played by BCTs
3. Specify theoretical underpinnings of interventions and understand processes of change
4. Assess fidelity of delivery
5. Evaluate other behaviour change frameworks
Appendix 1 Behaviour change frameworks contributing to the Behaviour Change Wheel
Appendix 2 Worksheets
Appendix 3 Spin the Wheel Quiz - answers
Appendix 4 Behaviour Change Technique Taxonomy (v1)
Appendix 5 Using the BCW, BCTTv1 and TDF to describe an intervention and support implementation: improving compliance with the ‘Sepsis Six’ care pathway
Appendix 6 Sources referencing the Behaviour Change Wheel