Table 2 Definitions of the component constructs in the Theoretical Framework of Acceptability
From: Evaluation of health care providers’ use of the ‘Exercise and Depression Toolkit’: a case study
TFA Construct | Definition |
|---|---|
Ethicality | The extent to which the intervention has good fit with the individual’s value system. |
Affective Attitude | How an individual feels about the intervention |
Burden | The amount of effort required to participate in the intervention |
Opportunity Costs | The benefits, profits and values that were given up to engage in the intervention |
Perceived Effectiveness | The extent to which the intervention is perceived to have achieved or to achieve its intended purpose |
Self-Efficacy | The participant’s confidence that they can perform the behaviour required to participate in the intervention |
Intervention Coherence | The extent to which the participant understands the intervention and how it works |