Table 1 Criteria for why TDF domains were identified as key in understanding the barriers and facilitators midwives experience in undertaking multiple HePPBes
TDF domain | Domain description | (i) High frequency of specific beliefs | (ii) Existence of conflicting beliefs | (iii) Indication of clear beliefs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Professional role and identity | Views of how HePPBes relate to the professional role of being a midwife | ✓ | ✓ | |
Beliefs about consequences | Expectations about what would occur if midwives perform HePPBes | ✓ | ✓ | |
Motivation and goals | Reasons for carrying out or not carrying out HePPBes | ✓ | ||
Memory/Attention and decision processes | The ability to remember, observe and select in relation to HePPBes | ✓ | ✓ | |
Environmental context and resources | The effects of the healthcare setting on HePPBes and the impact of what is available to midwives (in terms of physical and psychological resources) on HePPBes | ✓ | ||
Social influences | The interpersonal processes which influence midwives’ cognitions, emotions and HePPBes | ✓ | ✓ | |
Emotion | Feelings about performing HePPBes | ✓ | ||
Behavioural regulation | Midwives’ attempts to influence HePPBes | ✓ | ||
Nature of the behaviour | Midwives’ descriptions of how they have carried out HePPBes in the past and how HePPBes operate within the NHS | ✓ |