Medical Research Council (MRC) guidelines recommend applying theory within interventions to explain how behaviour change occurs. Guidelines endorse self-management of chronic low back pain (CLBP) and osteoarthritis (OA), but evidence for its effectiveness is weak. This literature review aimed to determine the use of behaviour change theory and techniques within group-based self-management randomised controlled trials for chronic musculoskeletal pain, including CLBP and OA. A two phase search strategy of electronic databases was used to identify systematic reviews and studies relevant to this area. Articles were coded independently for their use of behaviour change theory, and the number of behaviour change techniques (BCTs) was identified using a 93 item taxonomy, Taxonomy (v1).Background
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