Table 2

The refined framework based on results of the open and closed sort tasks
Domain (definition1) Constructs
1. Knowledge Knowledge (including knowledge of condition /scientific rationale)
(An awareness of the existence of something) Procedural knowledge
Knowledge of task environment
2. Skills Skills
(An ability or proficiency acquired through practice) Skills development
Competence
Ability
Interpersonal skills
Practice
Skill assessment
3. Social/Professional Role and Identity Professional identity
(A coherent set of behaviours and displayed personal qualities of an individual in a social or work setting) Professional role
Social identity
Identity
Professional boundaries
Professional confidence
Group identity
Leadership
Organisational commitment
4. Beliefs about Capabilities Self-confidence
(Acceptance of the truth, reality, or validity about an ability, talent, or facility that a person can put to constructive use) Perceived competence
Self-efficacy
Perceived behavioural control
Beliefs
Self-esteem
Empowerment
Professional confidence
5. Optimism Optimism
(The confidence that things will happen for the best or that desired goals will be attained) Pessimism
Unrealistic optimism
Identity
6. Beliefs about Consequences Beliefs
(Acceptance of the truth, reality, or validity about outcomes of a behaviour in a given situation) Outcome expectancies
Characteristics of outcome expectancies
Anticipated regret
Consequents
7. Reinforcement Rewards (proximal / distal, valued / not valued, probable / improbable)
(Increasing the probability of a response by arranging a dependent relationship, or contingency, between the response and a given stimulus) Incentives
Punishment
Consequents
Reinforcement
Contingencies
Sanctions
8. Intentions Stability of intentions
(A conscious decision to perform a behaviour or a resolve to act in a certain way) Stages of change model
Transtheoretical model and stages of change
9. Goals Goals (distal / proximal)
(Mental representations of outcomes or end states that an individual wants to achieve) Goal priority
Goal / target setting
Goals (autonomous / controlled)
Action planning
Implementation intention
10. Memory, Attention and Decision Processes Memory
(The ability to retain information, focus selectively on aspects of the environment and choose between two or more alternatives) Attention
Attention control
Decision making
Cognitive overload / tiredness
11. Environmental Context and Resources Environmental stressors
(Any circumstance of a person's situation or environment that discourages or encourages the development of skills and abilities, independence, social competence, and adaptive behaviour) Resources / material resources
Organisational culture /climate
Salient events / critical incidents
Person x environment interaction
Barriers and facilitators
12. Social influences Social pressure
(Those interpersonal processes that can cause individuals to change their thoughts, feelings, or behaviours) Social norms
Group conformity
Social comparisons
Group norms
Social support
Power
Intergroup conflict
Alienation
Group identity
Modelling
13. Emotion Fear
(A complex reaction pattern, involving experiential, behavioural, and physiological elements, by which the individual attempts to deal with a personally significant matter or event) Anxiety
Affect
Stress
Depression
Positive / negative affect
Burn-out
14. Behavioural Regulation Self-monitoring
(Anything aimed at managing or changing objectively observed or measured actions) Breaking habit
Action planning

1All definitions are based on definitions from the American Psychological Associations’ Dictionary of Psychology [36].

Cane et al. Implementation Science 2012 7:37   doi:10.1186/1748-5908-7-37

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