Table 2

Detailed planned content for session II of the IMPLEMENT intervention

Session II: Move it or lose it
SectionTitleContentPlanned behaviour change techniques
II-1Welcome and IntroductionsAgenda and content for sessionNone
Viewing of Victorian WorkCover Authority (VWA) videos*Information provision
Recap on last session—opportunity to discuss any change in behaviour since last session (if appropriate, ie, session II not immediately following session I)▸ Barrier identification
▸ Persuasive communication
▸ Provide opportunities for social comparison
II-2Small group work No.4: Discussion of pre-session activity about advice to stay activeDiscussion in small groups (3–4) and feedback to larger group▸ Barrier identification
▸ Provide opportunities for social comparison
Feedback small group discussion to larger group. Facilitator to note-take barriers and enablers on whiteboard and revisit throughout session▸ Persuasive communication
▸ Provide information on consequences
▸ Provide opportunities for social comparison
II-3Guideline recommendations about interventionsDidactic presentation about guideline recommendations for treatment and evidence supporting them▸ Information provision
▸ Provide instruction
▸ Persuasive communication
II-4Making recommendations behaviourally specificIn whole group, re-write original guideline key messages: by who, applying to who, what, where, whenNone
II-510 steps of clinical management as a framework for low back pain managementDidactic presentation with group discussion including use of: activity log as a replacement for X-ray referral slip; patient education handout▸ Information provision
▸ Provide instruction
▸ Persuasive communication
▸ Time management
II-6Small group No.5: talking with patients: Putting recommendations into practiceUsing pre-prepared outlines of patient scenarios, participants practice with a partner and create scripts for themselves about the 2 key messages that are workable, time efficient and reinforces patient education▸ Prompt practice
▸ Role play
▸ Time management
II-7SummaryFeedback small group discussion to larger group. Reflect on barriers on whiteboard; questions; outstanding issues▸ Barrier identification
▸ Provide information on consequences
▸ Provide opportunities for social comparison
▸ Persuasive communication
II-8Action planningParticipants to choose relevant issues they wish to change in their practice, using ‘if-then’ planning for goal achievement▸ Provide instruction
▸ Prompt specific goal setting (action planning)
  • *VWA videos were produced as part of a public health media campaign in the late 1990's. Details of the campaign are provided in Buchbinder et al.29