ArticleAmerican journal of lifestyle medicine2011
A Review of Multiple Health Behavior Change Interventions for Primary Prevention.
Article in American journal of lifestyle medicine, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 170 papers, 14 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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170 citing papers in PubMed, 14 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 329 citations in OpenAlex.
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- The effectiveness of interventions during the first 1,000 days to improve energy balance-related behaviors or prevent overweight/obesity in children from socio-economically disadvantaged families of high-income countries: a systematic review.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2023Pooled it
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- A qualitative synthesis of trials promoting physical activity behaviour change among post-treatment breast cancer survivors.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2013Pooled it
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- A randomized controlled trial evaluation of a smoking cessation and physical activity intervention delivered via telemedicine in the Norton Sound region of Alaska.Addictive behaviors · 2025Trial
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- Group Lifestyle Intervention With Mobile Health for Young Adults With Serious Mental Illness: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.) · 2022Trial
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Abstract
Most individuals engage in multiple unhealthy lifestyle behaviors with the potential for negative health consequences. Yet most health promotion research has addressed risk factors as categorically separate entities, and little is known about how to effectively promote multiple health behavior change (MHBC). This review summarizes the recent literature (January 2004 to December 2009) on randomized clinical trials evaluating MHBC interventions for primary prevention. Combining all the studies across all the reviews, fewer than 150 studies were identified. This is a fraction of the number of trials conducted on changing individual behavioral risks. Three primary behavioral clusters dominated: (1) the energy balance behaviors of physical activity and diet; (2) addictive behaviors like smoking and other drugs; and (3) disease-related behaviors, specifically cardiovascular disease (CVD) and cancer related. Findings were largely disappointing for studies of diet and physical activity, particularly with youth. Treating 2 addictions, including smoking, resulted in greater long-term sobriety from alcohol and illicit drugs. MHBC intervention effects were stronger and more consistent for cancer prevention than CVD prevention. MHBC interventions offer a new paradigm for broader, more comprehensive health promotion; however, the potential value in maximizing intervention impact is largely unmet.
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