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ReviewBehavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Applications of Behavioral Change Theories and Models in Health Promotion Interventions: A Rapid Review.

Areti-Dimitra Koulouvari, Artemis Margariti, Evanthia Sakellari, Anastasia Barbouni, Areti Lagiou

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Review in Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Supporting Physical Activity and Quality of Life in Older Adults with Coronary Heart Disease: Development of a Web-Based Nursing Intervention.The Canadian journal of nursing research = Revue canadienne de recherche en sciences infirmieres · 2026
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  6. Cost-Effectiveness of a Lifestyle and Behavioral Care Model Targeting Cardiometabolic Disease Progression.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Areti-Dimitra KoulouvariLaboratory of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Department of Public and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of West Attica, 115 21 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0009-0008-9646-2969
Artemis MargaritiLaboratory of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Department of Public and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of West Attica, 115 21 Athens, Greece.
Evanthia SakellariLaboratory of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Department of Public and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of West Attica, 115 21 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-5396-029X
Anastasia BarbouniLaboratory of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Department of Public and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of West Attica, 115 21 Athens, Greece.
Areti LagiouLaboratory of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Department of Public and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of West Attica, 115 21 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-6687-358X

Funding

Special account of research grants of University of West Attica. 9MBY46M9JH
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Health behavior change is considered to be central in health promotion, as it can amplify disease prevention and reduce morbidity and mortality at the individual, community, or population level. Behavioral epidemiology, an emerging field of epidemiology, emphasizes the development of integrated, theory-grounded, and evidence-based health promotion interventions. In this context, the present rapid review aims to explore and identify the application of behavioral change theories and models in health promotion interventions, which may address a wide range of topics and may target diverse population groups. The search was conducted in the PubMed and Scopus databases, following the PRISMA 2020 guidelines for scoping reviews. The selected studies were published between 2014 and 2024. A total of forty-five studies met the inclusion criteria. Most of the selected studies employed a combination of behavioral theories and/or models. Some studies were grounded in specific behavioral theories or models, while others developed emerging models. The results of this rapid review suggest that health promotion interventions grounded in behavioral theories/models indicate significant promise. However, further research is needed to pave the way for more effective and efficient health promotion interventions targeting in behavior change.

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behavioral change theories and modelsbehavioral epidemiologyhealth promotion

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PMID40426358
PMCPMC12108822

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