Guidance on how to develop complex interventions to improve health and healthcare

A O'Cathain, L Croot, E Duncan, N Rousseau… - BMJ open, 2019 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective To provide researchers with guidance on actions to take during intervention
development. Summary of key points Based on a consensus exercise informed by reviews …

What predicts the physical activity intention–behavior gap? A systematic review

RE Rhodes, A Cox, R Sayar - Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background Intention is theorized as the proximal determinant of behavior in many leading
theories and yet intention–behavior discordance is prevalent. Purpose To theme and …

Effective behavior change techniques to promote physical activity in adults with overweight or obesity: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

E Carraça, J Encantado, F Battista, K Beaulieu… - Obesity …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Multicomponent behavior change interventions are typically used in weight management,
but results are largely heterogeneous and modest. Determining which techniques (behavior …

Mediators of physical activity behaviour change interventions among adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

RE Rhodes, P Boudreau, KW Josefsson… - Health psychology …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
An understanding of physical activity through mediators of behaviour change is important to
evaluate the efficacy of interventions. The purpose of this review is to update prior reviews …

[HTML][HTML] The effectiveness of self-care interventions in chronic illness: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

CS Lee, H Westland, KM Faulkner, P Iovino… - International journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective To characterize and explain variation in the comparative effectiveness of self-care
interventions on relevant outcomes of chronic illness compared with controls. Design Meta …

[HTML][HTML] Conversational agents in health care: scoping review of their behavior change techniques and underpinning theory

L Martinengo, AI Jabir, WWT Goh, NYW Lo… - Journal of Medical …, 2022 - jmir.org
Background Conversational agents (CAs) are increasingly used in health care to deliver
behavior change interventions. Their evaluation often includes categorizing the behavior …

[HTML][HTML] Self-care research: how to grow the evidence base?

T Jaarsma, A Strömberg, SB Dunbar… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background and objective The number of studies in the area of self-care is growing and
international researchers are increasingly developing self-care interventions to improve …

50 years of social marketing: seeding solutions for the future

T Dietrich, E Hurley, J Carins, J Kassirer… - European Journal of …, 2022 - emerald.com
50 years of social marketing: seeding solutions for the future | Emerald Insight Books and
journals Case studies Expert Briefings Open Access Publish with us Advanced search 50 years …

Developing an evidence-based online method of linking behaviour change techniques and theoretical mechanisms of action: a multiple methods study

S Michie, M Johnston, AJ Rothman… - Health Services and …, 2021 - discovery.ucl.ac.uk
Background: Many global health challenges may be targeted by changing people's
behaviour. Behaviours including cigarette smoking, physical inactivity and alcohol misuse …

Theories of self-care and self-management of long-term conditions by community-dwelling older adults: A systematic review and meta-ethnography

MT Lawless, M Tieu, R Feo, AL Kitson - Social Science & Medicine, 2021 - Elsevier
Rationale The proportion of older adults living with long-term conditions (LTCs) is
increasing. Self-care and self-management approaches are seen as valuable in helping …