ReviewAmerican journal of lifestyle medicine
Advocating for Behavior Change With Education.
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159 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Educational or Behavioural Interventions to Improve Long-Term Haemodialysis Vascular Access Self-Management: A Systematic Review.Journal of renal care · 2025Pooled it
- Experiences of cancer patients in receiving dietary advice from healthcare professionals and of healthcare professionals in providing this advice-a systematic review.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2024Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Back care education Programme among school children: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials.BMC pediatrics · 2024Pooled it
- Education, incentive, and engineering-based interventions to promote the use of seat belts.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- A Systematic Review of Self-Management Interventions Conducted Across Global Settings for Depressive Symptoms in Persons with HIV.AIDS and behavior · 2023Pooled it
- Strategies to implement multifactorial falls prevention interventions in community-dwelling older persons: a systematic review.Implementation science : IS · 2023Pooled it
- Investigating the role of health information technology in the control and management of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): a systematic review.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2022Pooled it
- Measuring and increasing the brain health span across adulthood: a public health imperative.Scientific reports · 2026Trial
- Development of a Sham Smartphone App for Opioid Use Disorder: Acceptability and Suitability Study.JMIR formative research · 2025Trial
- Efficacy of an educational website on headaches in schoolchildren: A cluster-randomized controlled trial.Headache · 2025Trial
- A simple experiment to improve adherence for taking the oral contraceptive pill: An exploratory study of behavioural mechanisms.British journal of health psychology · 2025Trial
- Comparison of peer and instructor training techniques on waste separation behavior at source amongst female students in Iran.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
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- Global randomized controlled trial of knowledge translation of children's environmental health.Frontiers in public health · 2025Trial
- What do older women want from a physical activity program? Stakeholder consultation to optimise design and recruitment for the Active Women over 50 trial.BMC public health · 2024Trial
- Potential Mediators of a School-Based Digital Intervention Targeting Six Lifestyle Risk Behaviours in a Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial of Australian Adolescents.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2024Trial
- Self-management program and Black women with hypertension: Randomized controlled trial substudy.Research in nursing & health · 2023Trial
- Use of coaching and technology to improve blood pressure control in Black women with hypertension: Pilot randomized controlled trial study.Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) · 2023Trial
- A multiple sclerosis lifestyle behavior online course: Qualitative analysis of participants' motivations, expectations and experiences.Frontiers in public health · 2022Trial
- Negative Attitudes, Self-efficacy, and Relapse Management Mediate Long-Term Adherence to Exercise in Patients With Heart Failure.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2021Trial
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Abstract
Education is ubiquitous with clinical care. However, not all education supports behavioral change. Education is a broad term that encompasses the process of obtaining general knowledge, personal awareness, and skills training. Although not sufficient, education is a necessary component for behavior change. This article outlines the role of education in behavior change and offers practical suggestions for how clinicians can provide education to their patients to help them change behavior.
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