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Taking a personal perspective, this article aims to show\n                        how behavioural science can contribute to primary care research,\n                        specifically in relation to the development and evaluation of interventions\n                        to change behaviour. After discussing the definition and measurement of\n                        behaviour, the principle of compatibility and theories of behaviour change,\n                        the article outlines two examples of behaviour change trials (one on\n                        medication adherence and the other on physical activity), which were part of\n                        a research programme on prevention of chronic disease and its consequences.\n                        The examples demonstrate how, in a multidisciplinary context, behavioural\n                        science can contribute to primary care research in several important ways,\n                        including posing relevant research questions, defining the target behaviour,\n                        understanding the psychological determinants of behaviour, developing\n                        behaviour change interventions and selection or development of measures. 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