Title:	Theories and Techniques of Behaviour Change
Project Description:	Developing methodology for designing and evaluating theory-based complex interventions: an ontology for linking behaviour change techniques to theory. An investigation of the mechanisms involved in behaviour change techniques and their modes of action. The grant is to UCL and the PI is Professor Susan Michie UCL.
Project organisation
Start date:	1st September 2014
End date:	31st August 2017
Contact person:	Professor Mike Kelly
Contact Details:	Primary Care Unit Institute of Public Health University Forvie Site, Robinson Way Cambridge Cambs CB2 0SR UK Telephone: tba Fax: 01223 762515 E-mail: mk744@medschl.cam.ac.uk
Collaborative:	Contact at UCL :Dr Rachel Carey UCL 1-19 Torrington Place, London WC1E 7HB United Kingdom
Funding information
Funding Organisation:	Medical Research Council
Funding Reference:
Funding Amount:	£585,773
Further Information, References and Publications
KELLY, M.P. (2015) On epistemological and ontological incommensurability in modelling behaviour change. In Christmas, S., Michie, S., West, R.  (eds)  Thinking about behaviour change: an interdisciplinary dialogue, London: Silverback. KELLY, M.P. & BARKER, M. (2016) Why is changing health related behaviour so difficult? Public Health, 136: 109-116 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2016.03.030 MICHIE, S CAREY, R., JOHNSTON, M, ROTHMAN, A., de BRUIN, M., KELLY, M.P., CONNELL, L. (2018)  From theory-inspired to theory-based interventions: A protocol for developing and testing a methodology for linking behaviour change techniques to theoretical mechanisms of action, Annals of Behavioral Medicine; 52:501–512 DOI:10.1007/s12160-016-9816-6 CAREY, R.N., CONNELL, L.E., JOHNSTON, M., ROTHMAN, A.J., DE BRUIN, M., KELLY, M.P., MICHIE, S. (2018) Behavior Change Techniques and Their Mechanisms of Action: A Synthesis of Links Described in Published Intervention Literature, Annals of Behavioral Medicine;  53(8): 693-707 https://academic.oup.com/abm/advance-article/doi/10.1093/abm/kay078/5126198?guestAccessKey=11957d60-7f92-4837-8928-b6b1dd123115

CONNELL, L.E. CAREY, R.N., JOHNSTON, M., ROTHMAN, A.J., DE BRUIN, M., KELLY, M.P., MICHIE, S. (2019) Links between behaviour change techniques and mechanisms of action: an expert consensus study, Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 53 (8):708–720,

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JOHNSTON, M., CAREY, R., CONNELL BOHLEN, L., JOHNSTON, D.W., ROTHMAN, A.J., DE BRUIN, M., KELLY, M.P., GROARKE, H., MICHIE, S. (2020) Development of an online tool for linking behavior change techniques and mechanisms of action based on triangulation of findings from literature synthesis and expert consensus, Translational Behavioral Medicine. https://academic.oup.com/tbm/advance-article/doi/10.1093/tbm/ibaa050/5880520?guestAccessKey=879892ca-40df-40e4-aae6-c46546c43670

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BOHLEN, L.  GROARKE, H.N.K., CAREY, R.N., JOHNSTON, M., DE BRUIN, M., ROTHMAN, A.J., HALE, J., KELLY, M.P. MICHIE. (2020)  Do combinations of behaviour change techniques that occur frequently in interventions reflect underlying theory? Annals of Behavioral Medicine, ann. behav. med. (2020) XX:1–16

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MICHIE, S., JOHNSTON, M., ROTHMAN, A., De BRUIN, M., KELLY, M.P., CAREY, R., BOHLEN L.C., GROAK, H. , ANDERSON, N.,  ZINK S.  (2021) Developing an evidence-based online method of linking behaviour change techniques and theoretical mechanisms of action: a multiple methods study.

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