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An ontology-based modelling system (OBMS) for representing behaviour change theories applied to 76 theories

Background: To efficiently search, compare, test and integrate behaviour change theories, they need to be specified in a way that is clear, consistent and computable. An ontology-based modelling system (OBMS) has previously been shown to be able to represent five commonly used theories in this way....

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Autores principales: Hale, Joanna, Hastings, Janna, West, Robert, Lefevre, Carmen E., Direito, Artur, Bohlen, Lauren Connell, Godinho, Cristina, Anderson, Niall, Zink, Silje, Groarke, Hilary, Michie, Susan
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7653641/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33215048
http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.16121.1
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author Hale, Joanna
Hastings, Janna
West, Robert
Lefevre, Carmen E.
Direito, Artur
Bohlen, Lauren Connell
Godinho, Cristina
Anderson, Niall
Zink, Silje
Groarke, Hilary
Michie, Susan
author_facet Hale, Joanna
Hastings, Janna
West, Robert
Lefevre, Carmen E.
Direito, Artur
Bohlen, Lauren Connell
Godinho, Cristina
Anderson, Niall
Zink, Silje
Groarke, Hilary
Michie, Susan
author_sort Hale, Joanna
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description Background: To efficiently search, compare, test and integrate behaviour change theories, they need to be specified in a way that is clear, consistent and computable. An ontology-based modelling system (OBMS) has previously been shown to be able to represent five commonly used theories in this way. We aimed to assess whether the OBMS could be applied more widely and to create a database of behaviour change theories, their constructs and propositions. Methods: We labelled the constructs within 71 theories and used the OBMS to represent the relationships between the constructs. Diagrams of each theory were sent to authors or experts for feedback and amendment. The 71 finalised diagrams plus the five previously generated diagrams were used to create a searchable database of 76 theories in the form of construct-relationship-construct triples. We conducted a set of illustrative analyses to characterise theories in the database. Results: All 71 theories could be satisfactorily represented using this system. In total, 35 (49%) were finalised with no or very minor amendment. The remaining 36 (51%) were finalised after changes to the constructs (seven theories), relationships between constructs (15 theories) or both (14 theories) following author/expert feedback. The mean number of constructs per theory was 20 (min. = 6, max. = 72), with the mean number of triples per theory 31 (min. = 7, max. = 89). Fourteen distinct relationship types were used, of which the most commonly used was ‘influences’, followed by ‘part of’. Conclusions: The OBMS can represent a wide array of behavioural theories in a precise, computable format. This system should provide a basis for better integration and synthesis of theories than has hitherto been possible.
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spelling pubmed-76536412020-11-18 An ontology-based modelling system (OBMS) for representing behaviour change theories applied to 76 theories Hale, Joanna Hastings, Janna West, Robert Lefevre, Carmen E. Direito, Artur Bohlen, Lauren Connell Godinho, Cristina Anderson, Niall Zink, Silje Groarke, Hilary Michie, Susan Wellcome Open Res Research Article Background: To efficiently search, compare, test and integrate behaviour change theories, they need to be specified in a way that is clear, consistent and computable. An ontology-based modelling system (OBMS) has previously been shown to be able to represent five commonly used theories in this way. We aimed to assess whether the OBMS could be applied more widely and to create a database of behaviour change theories, their constructs and propositions. Methods: We labelled the constructs within 71 theories and used the OBMS to represent the relationships between the constructs. Diagrams of each theory were sent to authors or experts for feedback and amendment. The 71 finalised diagrams plus the five previously generated diagrams were used to create a searchable database of 76 theories in the form of construct-relationship-construct triples. We conducted a set of illustrative analyses to characterise theories in the database. Results: All 71 theories could be satisfactorily represented using this system. In total, 35 (49%) were finalised with no or very minor amendment. The remaining 36 (51%) were finalised after changes to the constructs (seven theories), relationships between constructs (15 theories) or both (14 theories) following author/expert feedback. The mean number of constructs per theory was 20 (min. = 6, max. = 72), with the mean number of triples per theory 31 (min. = 7, max. = 89). Fourteen distinct relationship types were used, of which the most commonly used was ‘influences’, followed by ‘part of’. Conclusions: The OBMS can represent a wide array of behavioural theories in a precise, computable format. This system should provide a basis for better integration and synthesis of theories than has hitherto been possible. F1000 Research Limited 2020-07-23 /pmc/articles/PMC7653641/ /pubmed/33215048 http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.16121.1 Text en Copyright: © 2020 Hale J et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Licence, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Hale, Joanna
Hastings, Janna
West, Robert
Lefevre, Carmen E.
Direito, Artur
Bohlen, Lauren Connell
Godinho, Cristina
Anderson, Niall
Zink, Silje
Groarke, Hilary
Michie, Susan
An ontology-based modelling system (OBMS) for representing behaviour change theories applied to 76 theories
title An ontology-based modelling system (OBMS) for representing behaviour change theories applied to 76 theories
title_full An ontology-based modelling system (OBMS) for representing behaviour change theories applied to 76 theories
title_fullStr An ontology-based modelling system (OBMS) for representing behaviour change theories applied to 76 theories
title_full_unstemmed An ontology-based modelling system (OBMS) for representing behaviour change theories applied to 76 theories
title_short An ontology-based modelling system (OBMS) for representing behaviour change theories applied to 76 theories
title_sort ontology-based modelling system (obms) for representing behaviour change theories applied to 76 theories
topic Research Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7653641/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33215048
http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.16121.1
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