ReviewPreventive medicine2008
Multiple health behavior change research: an introduction and overview.
Review in Preventive medicine, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 286 papers, 15 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Increasing Colorectal and Breast Cancer Screening in Women
Planetary Health and Loneliness: Survey and Mini-intervention to Study the Interrelations of Multiple Behavior Change and Perception of Social Isolation
Who cites it
286 citing papers in PubMed, 15 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Tracking and changes in the clustering of physical activity, sedentary behavior, diet, and sleep across childhood and adolescence: A systematic review.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2025Pooled it
- Health-promotion interventions targeting multiple behaviors: A meta-analytic review of general and behavior-specific processes of change.Psychological bulletin · 2024Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Interventions for Changing More Than One Behavior at a Time to Manage Chronic Conditions: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2024Pooled it
- The impact of multiple-behavior HIV interventions as a function of regional disadvantages: An analysis of syndemics.Journal of consulting and clinical psychology · 2023Pooled it
- A systematic review of the clustering and correlates of physical activity and sedentary behavior among boys and girls.BMC public health · 2023Pooled it
- eHealth Interventions to Address HIV and Other Sexually Transmitted Infections, Sexual Risk Behavior, Substance Use, and Mental Ill-health in Men Who Have Sex With Men: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2022Pooled it
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- The Long-Term Effectiveness of Internet-Based Interventions on Multiple Health Risk Behaviors: Systematic Review and Robust Variance Estimation Meta-analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Pooled it
- Complex solutions for a complex problem: A meta-analysis of the efficacy of multiple-behavior interventions on change in outcomes related to HIV.Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association · 2021Pooled it
- A systematic review of interventions to increase breakfast consumption: a socio-cognitive perspective.Public health nutrition · 2021Pooled it
- Multiple Health Risk Factors in Vocational Education Students: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- More behavioral recommendations produce more change: A meta-analysis of efficacy of multibehavior recommendations to reduce nonmedical substance use.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2020Pooled it
- Adherence to multiple health behaviours in cancer survivors: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2019Pooled it
- Family-based childhood obesity prevention interventions: a systematic review and quantitative content analysis.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2017Pooled it
- Systematic review of interventions to increase the delivery of preventive care by primary care nurses and allied health clinicians.Implementation science : IS · 2016Pooled it
- Behavior change intervention targeting physical activity and diet improves stress and sleep.PloS one · 2026Trial
- Urge Coping Mediates the Relationship Between Physical Activity and Smoking Outcomes in a Sample of Premenopausal Women Intending to Quit Smoking.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2025Trial
- Effectiveness of a WeChat Mini Program-Based Intervention on Promoting Multiple Health Behavior Changes Among Chinese Patients With Cardiovascular Diseases in Home-Based Rehabilitation: Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Trial
- Adolescent behavioural intentions: Secondary outcomes from a cluster randomized controlled trial of the Health4Life school-based lifestyle modification intervention.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2025Trial
- Spillover effect of a dietary intervention on physical activity in a randomized controlled trial with colorectal cancer patients.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2025Trial
226 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
In 2002, the Society of Behavioral Medicine's special interest group on Multiple Health Behavior Change was formed. The group focuses on the interrelationships among health behaviors and interventions designed to promote change in more than one health behavior at a time. Growing evidence suggests the potential for multiple-behavior interventions to have a greater impact on public health than single-behavior interventions. However, there exists surprisingly little understanding of some very basic principles concerning multiple health behavior change (MHBC) research. This paper presents the rationale and need for MHBC research and interventions, briefly reviews the research base, and identifies core conceptual and methodological issues unique to this growing area. The prospects of MHBC for the health of individuals and populations are considerable.
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