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Table 3 Summary of hypotheses chosen by theme, ordered by proportion of possible endorsements

From: Informing the research agenda for optimizing audit and feedback interventions: results of a prioritization exercise

Theme Name (number of hypotheses in theme)

Potential endorsement (number of hypotheses in the theme × 61 participants)

Actual endorsement (number of times hypotheses in theme were chosen as top 50)

Proportion (%) of possible endorsements

1. Recipient Priorities (4)

244

92

38%

2. Decision Processes or Conceptual Model (3)

183

65

36%

3. Justify Need for Behaviour Change (3)

183

61

33%

4. Environment (3)

183

59

32%

5. Self-Efficacy/Control (5)

305

97

32%

6. Trustworthiness/Credibility (11)

671

205

31%

7. In-Person Feedback (1)

61

18

30%

8. Attack on Self-Identity (6)

366

94

26%

9. Social Engagement (10)

610

157

26%

10. Attract/Maintain Attention (5)

305

76

25%

11. Goal Setting (13)

793

197

25%

12. Responding to Feedback Providers (2)

122

30

25%

13. Cognitive Load (21)

1281

302

24%

14. Comparisons (18)

1098

251

23%

15. Feedback Specificity (10)

610

134

22%

16. Single Hypotheses (10)

610

134

22%

17. Cognitive Influences (4)

244

52

21%

18. Motivation/Intention Issues (11)

671

136

20%

19. Guide Reflection (6)

366

74

20%

20. Memory (6)

366

72

20%

21. Feedback Timing (14)

854

165

19%

22. Enable Action Plans/Coping Strategies (6)

366

70

19%

23. User-Guided Experience (4)

244

46

19%

24. About Aspects of Behaviour (7)

427

80

19%

25. Nature of Data (5)

305

54

18%

26. Opportunity Costs (3)

183

31

17%

27. Remove Barriers (7)

427

65

15%

28. Knowledge/Learning (9)

549

82

15%

29. Recipient Characteristics (9)

549

47

9%