Deck 5: Developing Exercise Interventions: Part 1

Question 1

List and briefly discuss the four stages of intervention design.

Answer 1

No Answer.

Question 2

What is the ISLAGIATT principle? List two reasons why this principle should not be used to develop physical activity interventions.

Answer 2

No Answer.

Question 3

You have interviewed an individual about their barriers and facilitators to engaging in exercise at the gym after work. They state, 'I want to exercise after work and I have a gym pass. My friends are really supportive of me getting more active and I have been able to regularly exercise at the gym in the past. My challenge is that I am often tired after work and I do not feel I have enough time to fit a workout in before I need to get home."
a. Draw the COM-B model.
b. Using the COM-B model, conduct a behavioral analysis.
c. What is the behavioral diagnosis for this individual?
d. Name one intervention function and one policy category that could be used to help this person.

Answer 3

No Answer.

Question 4

List, describe, and provide an example of three intervention functions included within the Behavior Change Wheel.

Question 5

List, describe, and provide an example of three policy categories included within the Behaviour Change Wheel.

Question 6

List and describe the six feasibility criteria that should be considered when selecting intervention options and content, and implementation options.

Question 7

Describe two intervention components used within the SMArT Work Intervention. For each component, list the intervention function and policy category targeted by the intervention component.

Question 8

Describe the difference between a target behavior and a target outcome.

Question 9

What is the Theoretical Domains Framework? How does it relate to the COM-B model?

Question 10

List and describe two different methods an interventionist could use to learn about barriers and facilitators to a target behaviour?

Question 11

An interventionist has been asked to develop an intervention to help older adults get active to maintain their weight. What is the target behavior for this intervention?

A) Weight maintenance
B) Physical activity
C) Weight loss
D) Diet

Question 12

A person states that they feel that they are scared about biking to work and riding on their bike on the roads. Which COM-B factor is a barrier for this person?

A) Psychological capability
B) Reflective motivation
C) Physical opportunity
D) Automatic motivation

Question 13

Which of the following statements is NOT true about the Behavior Change Wheel?

A) It includes 9 policy categories
B) It was developed from 19 behavior change frameworks
C) It includes three layers
D) The COM-B model is at the center of the wheel

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT one of the feasibility criteria that should be considered when designing interventions?

A) Equity
B) Practicality
C) Suitability
D) Side effects

Question 15

To help students get more active, a teacher decides to reward students who participate in daily physical activity with stickers. What intervention function is the teacher using?

A) Coercion
B) Persuasion
C) Environmental Restructuring
D) Incentivization

Question 16

To help college students maintain their physical activity in their first year, the college decides to pair first-year students with upper-year students who are regularly physically active. What intervention function is the college using?

A) Education
B) Modelling
C) Enablement
D) Service provision

Question 17

An interventionist has conducted a behavioral analysis and diagnosis, what is their next step in developing a physical activity intervention?

A) Understand the behavior
B) Identify intervention options
C) Identify intervention content and implementation options
D) Evaluate the impact of the intervention

Question 18

When an intervention is designed without a thorough understanding of the influences on physical activity, the intervention has been designed using what principle?

A) ISLAGIATT
B) COM-B
C) Behaviour Change Wheel
D) None of the above

Question 19

The town of 'Activeville' is planning a 'Bike-to-Work' Day. To promote the event, they purchase advertising on city buses stating that if individuals bike to work they will be entered in a draw to win $200. What policy category is the town using?

A) Incentivization
B) Persuasion
C) Fiscal measures
D) Communication and marketing

Question 20

Which of the following is TRUE about the Theoretical Domains Framework?

A) It was developed from five different behavior change theories
B) It can be used to conduct a more detailed behavioral analysis than COM-B
C) It includes five different categories or domains that are used to conduct a behavioral analysis
D) It is the center layer of the Behavior Change Wheel