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- Table 1. Environmental scan results: awareness of existing behaviour change tools and organisations that provide behaviour change professional development opportunities
Question Category Response, n Are you aware of any organisations that provide professional development for workers wanting to change behaviour in others (this could be in industry such as health care, education, law)? If so, please list (viable responses n = 14) Unaware of organisations that provide professional development opportunities 4 Professional organisations in health Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
Other professional or member-based organisations
11 Academia Australian University
1 Independent, not-for-profit, or volunteer organisations in health Volunteer organisations in health care
Independent, not-for-profit organisations in health
5 Are you aware of any tools that exist for workers who strive to facilitate behaviour change in others? (viable responses n = 33) Unaware of tools that exist for workers 4 Aware of tools that exist for workers, however, unable to describe 2 Clinical guidelines Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
3 Behaviour change programmes Online
Unspecified if online or face-to-face
4 Behaviour change frameworks Consultation frameworks
Change management frameworks
11 Learnt interventions Psychological therapy
1 Medicare funded Physician-led
Nurse-led
3 Decision support tools Patient decision aids
Risk-assessment tools
2 Formal tertiary education Bachelor level
1 - Table 2. Environmental scan results: preferences for new behaviour change tools and behaviour change professional development opportunities
Question Category Responses, n If we were to create a behaviour change professional development opportunity, what should we consider to make it most useful to you? (viable responses n = 34) Modality Online
Online and face-to-face
5 Design Asynchronous
Free or easy to access
Easy to use
Brief
Logical to work through
Evidence-based
Applicable to broad range of behaviours or conditions
Advanced training options
Appropriately remunerated for the professional
PD opportunities for GPs should be tailored towards the individual doctor and their patient profile
13 Content and activities Effective audio-visual resources
Concise, unambiguous language
Small group reflection
Opportunity for reflective writing
Helping the professional measure success
PDF summary
Webinar
Modelling language
Understanding deeper motivations
Trust and therapeutic relationship
A range of behaviour change examples
12 Delivery Professionalised
Incorporated into routine practice or existing systems
Can be patient-led and started outside consultation hours
4 If we were to create a behaviour change tool, what should we consider to make it most helpful to you? (viable responses n = 32) Design Free or easy to access
Easy to use
Versatile
Brief
Evidence-based
Practical
Patient acceptability
21 Content Culturally sensitive
Gender-sensitive
Easily understood
Complementary patient and provider material
Patient-centric
Diversity
6 Delivery Incorporated into routine practice or existing systems
Ongoing evaluation
5 PD = professional development
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