Guiding principles/intervention planning table
| Key issues identified in mixed methods study | Intervention design objectives | Key features of intervention to achieve objective | Mechanisms | ||
| Behaviour Change Technique taxonomy (v1) | Behaviour Change Wheel intervention functions | ||||
| 1 | CYP with ABI experience severely restricted participation as a result of multiple interacting barriers | To identify and address participation restrictions of CYP with ABI and their families | Routine needs assessments | Social support (practical) | Enablement |
| Identification of unmet needs | Problem solving | ||||
| Goal setting/coaching (CYP/parents) | Goal setting (behaviour) | ||||
| Action Planning | Action planning | ||||
| MDT liaison/team around child meeting | Social support (practical) | ||||
| Referrals/signposting | Social support (practical) | ||||
| Support parents | Social support (practical and emotional) | ||||
| 2 | Parents and those supporting CYP with ABI lack of awareness and understanding of impact of ABI which leads to under-recognition of needs | To increase understanding about impact of ABI of those supporting CYP with ABI to increase recognition of needs | Support parents to develop health literacy | Instruction on how to perform the behaviour | Training |
| Support parents to understand impact of ABI and recognise needs | Information about health consequences | Education | |||
| Information about social and environmental consequences | |||||
| Provide education regarding impact of ABI to those supporting CYP and family for example, school staff | Information about health consequences | ||||
| Information about social and environmental consequences | |||||
| 3 | CYP with ABI and their families experience reduced HRQoL/well-being which impacts family functioning | To support family well-being | Offer needs-based emotional and practical support | Social support (practical and emotional) | Enablement |
| Signpost to sources of support/groups, etc | Social support (practical) | ||||
| MDT liaison/team around child | Social support (practical) | ||||
| 4 | Parents have a substantial care and advocacy role and experience difficulty navigating systems | To support parents to navigate systems /services effectively | Upskill parents in system navigation | Instruction on how to perform the behaviour (impart skills) | Training |
| Support and empower parents | Social support (practical) | Enablement | |||
| Signposting to resources | Social support (practical) | ||||
| Advocacy as needed | Social support (practical) | ||||
| Point of contact for families | Problem solving | ||||
| 5 | Parents and professionals experience difficulty with coordinating and communicating across sectors | Facilitate cross-sector collaboration /communication | Liaison/point of contact between services across sectors | Social support (practical) | Enablement |
ABI, acquired brain injury; CYP, children and young people; HRQoL, Health-related Quality of Life; MDT, multidisciplinary team.