Changing clinical behaviour by making guidelines specific

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The wording of a behavioural instruction affects the likelihood that it will be followed, by influencing comprehension, recall, planning, and behaviour. For example, work by Philip Ley shows that using specific concrete statements increases the extent to which information is both understood and remembered.2 3 Individuals who intend to change behaviour are more successful if they have a specific behavioural plan.4 A recognised technique of behaviour modification is to define the target behaviour in specific and concrete terms.5