Theoretical Domains Framework as an organizing framework for behavioral determinants of intervention engagement

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Description

The Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF) is "an integrative framework that draws from 33 behavior change theories to characterize and evaluate behavioral determinants of implementation," comprising 14 domains with 84 constructs. In this article the TDF structured the interview guides, the a priori codebook, and the analysis, with determinants such as beliefs about consequences, knowledge, skills, social influences, and environmental context organized under seven themes and visualized in a conceptual framework of caregiver engagement.

Design Implications

Context

Requirements

• Interview and coding instruments designed to cover the 14 TDF domains

Constraints

• Applied here to caregiver engagement with a child-nutrition mHealth intervention in western Kenya

Target Learners

• Caregivers and healthcare workers implementing Family MUAC

Target Learning Objectives

• Understanding behavioral determinants of caregiver engagement with health monitoring practices

Claims

• Family Muac Uptake Barriers [+M]

Related Theories

• Pathway to Planetary Health (PPH) framework
• Theoretical Domains Framework for identifying determinants of implementation behavior

Examples

• Four-step TDF process for diagnosing and remediating curriculum implementation barriers

Key Sources

• Choo Esther M., Lara-Arevalo Jonathan, Achieng Catherine, Odhiambo Merceline, Okello Maurine Anyango, Masheti Mary, Tickell Kirkby D., Diakhate Mame M., Singa Benson O., McGrath Christine J., Means Arianna Rubin. (2026). Acceptability, feasibility, appropriateness, uptake and cost perceptions of family mid-upper arm circumference supported by two-way SMS in western Kenya. PLoS One. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0358775

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