SynthesisBritish journal of health psychology2017
Health behaviour change interventions for couples: A systematic review.
Synthesis in British journal of health psychology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07461857 (Minority-focused Environmental Health Education and Tracking), which is not on this map. Cited by 61 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Minority-focused Environmental Health Education and Tracking (MEET) Pilot Study
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61 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 2 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effectiveness of behavior change interventions for smoking cessation among expectant and new fathers: findings from a systematic review.BMC public health · 2023Pooled it
- Couples-based interventions and postpartum contraceptive uptake: A systematic review.Contraception · 2022Pooled it
- A Couple-Based Intervention for Chinese Older Adults With Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2025Trial
- Outcomes from Partner2Lose: a randomized controlled trial to evaluate 24-month weight loss in a partner-assisted intervention.BMC public health · 2024Trial
- Practicing Interoceptive Sensitivity as a Couple: A Mixed-Methods Acceptance Analysis of a Dyadic vs. Single Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.Nutrients · 2024Trial
- Harnessing technology and gamification to increase adult physical activity: a cluster randomized controlled trial of the Columbia Moves pilot.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2023Trial
- Development and Implementation of Couple-Based Collaborative Management Model of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus for Community-Dwelling Chinese Older Adults: A Pilot Randomized Trial.Frontiers in public health · 2021Trial
- Evaluation of a physical activity intervention for new parents: protocol paper for a randomized trial.BMC public health · 2017Trial
- Beyond the Individual: Couple-Centered Health and Wellness Coaching to Address the Burden of Chronic Conditions.Preventing chronic disease · 2026Article
- Do Mindful Partners Make a Difference? A Meta-Analytic Test of the Actor-Partner Interdependence Model in Romantic Couples.Clinical psychology : a publication of the Division of Clinical Psychology of the American Psychological Association · 2026Article
- Exploring the Facilitators and Barriers of Adherence to Mediterranean-Ketogenic Dietary Interventions in Parkinson's Disease: A Qualitative Study.Current developments in nutrition · 2025Article
- Using places of worship to recruit and retain couples for the 'Diabetes Together' intervention.African journal of primary health care & family medicine · 2025Article
- Within-partner concordance of hypertension and overweight/obesity among sexual minority couples.Annals of epidemiology · 2025Article
- Partnership and marriage and risk of type 2 diabetes: a narrative review.Diabetologia · 2025Review
- Compendium of dyadic behavior change techniques v2.0: results from a Delphi study.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2025Article
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- Together we win! Narratives of couples pursuing a healthy diet and physical activity: A qualitative study.Health science reports · 2024Article
- Couples-based health behavior change interventions: A relationship science perspective on the unique opportunities and challenges to improve dyadic health.Comprehensive psychoneuroendocrinology · 2024Article
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- "I too have a responsibility for my partner's life": Communal coping among Malawian couples living with HIV and cardiometabolic disorders.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectivesPartners are a significant influence on individuals' health, and concordance in health behaviours increases over time in couples. Several theories suggest that couple-focused interventions for health behaviour change may therefore be more effective than individual interventions.
designA systematic review of health behaviour change interventions for couples was conducted.
methodsSystematic search methods identified randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and non-randomized interventions of health behaviour change for couples with at least one member at risk of a chronic physical illness, published from 1990-2014.
resultsWe identified 14 studies, targeting the following health behaviours: cancer prevention (6), obesity (1), diet (2), smoking in pregnancy (2), physical activity (1) and multiple health behaviours (2). In four out of seven trials couple-focused interventions were more effective than usual care. Of four RCTs comparing a couple-focused intervention to an individual intervention, two found that the couple-focused intervention was more effective.
conclusionsThe studies were heterogeneous, and included participants at risk of a variety of illnesses. In many cases the intervention was compared to usual care for an individual or an individual-focused intervention, which meant the impact of the couplebased content could not be isolated. Three arm studies could determine whether any added benefits of couple-focused interventions are due to adding the partner or specific content of couple-focused interventions. Statement of contribution What is already known on this subject? Health behaviours and health behaviour change are more often concordant across couples than between individuals in the general population. Couple-focused interventions for chronic conditions are more effective than individual interventions or usual care (Martire, Schulz, Helgeson, Small, & Saghafi, ). What does this study add? Identified studies targeted a variety of health behaviours, with few studies in any one area. Further assessment of the effectiveness of couple-focused versus individual interventions for those at risk is needed. Three-arm study designs are needed to determine benefits of targeting couples versus couple-focused intervention content.
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