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Table 3 Behavior analysis and diagnosis

From: A home-based pulmonary rehabilitation mHealth system to enhance the exercise capacity of patients with COPD: development and evaluation

COM-B component

Target behavior

Conditions required for the target behavior to occur

Need to change or not

Potential candidate intervention functions

Physical capability

PAa

Patients should have the physical skills and fitness for home-based PR

Yes

Training enablement

HPb

HCPs have sufficient professional ability

No

/

Psychological capability

PA

Patients should know the correct technique to perform exercises and skills to be physically active

Yes

Education

HP

HCPs have acquired relevant knowledge

No

/

Physical opportunity

PA

Create the opportunity to be perform exercise

Yes

Enablement

HP

Create the opportunity to access patients’ exercise data

Yes

Enablement

Social opportunity

PA

See members in close social networks valuing physical activity

Yes

Enablement

HP

Unrelated

No

/

Reflective motivation

PA

Patients should hold beliefs that being physically active benefits their health

Yes

Education persuasion

HP

Unrelated

No

/

Automatic motivation

PA

Create established routines and habits for physical activity

Yes

Persuasion incentivization

HP

Create established routines and habit for supervision and management of exercise related data

Yes

Persuasion incentivization

  1. aPA: Exercise behavior of COPD patients at home
  2. bHP: Supervision and management behavior of healthcare providers