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Table 2 Intervention function and policy category matrix

From: Development of a behaviour change workplace-based intervention to improve nurses’ eating and physical activity

Policy categories (Definition)

Intervention functions

Education

Persuasion

Incentivisation

Coercion

Training

Restriction

Environmental restructuring

Modelling

Enablement

Communication/ marketing (using print, electronic, telephonic or broadcast media)

X

X

X

X

   

X

 

Guidelines (creating documents that recommend or mandate practice. This includes all changes to service provision)

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

X

Fiscal measures (using the tax system to reduce or increase the financial cost)

  

X

X

X

 

X

 

X

Regulation

(establishing rules or principles of behaviour or practice)

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

X

Legislation

(making or changing laws)

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

X

Environmental/social planning (designing and/or controlling the physical or social environment)

      

X

 

X

Service provision (delivering a service)

X

X

X

X

X

  

X

X

  1. *Selection of policy category indicated with an X