Using theory to develop and test interventions to promote changes in health behaviour: Evidence, issues, and recommendations
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There is increased recognition of the need for systematic and extensive application of theory to the design of interventions.
“There is increased recognition of the need for systematic and extensive application of theory to the design of interventions [18, 55–59]; this is reflected, for example, in the UK Medical Research Council’s framework for designing and evaluating complex interventions [21] and the Intervention Mapping framework [60] for planning health promotion programmes.”
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- Authors
- Prestwich, A., Webb, T. L., & Conner, M.
- Affiliations
- University of Leeds (GB)
- University of Sheffield (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Prestwich, Andrew
- Venue
- Current Opinion in Psychology
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2015-10
- Volume
- 5
- Pages
- 1-5
- ISSN
- 2352-250X (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2164573707
- Cited by
- 288
- References
- 70
- Citations by year
- 2026: 23 · 2025: 30 · 2024: 18 · 2023: 11 · 2022: 33 · 2021: 43 · 2020: 74 · 2019: 14 · 2018: 21 · 2017: 9 · 2016: 9 · 2015: 2
- FWCI
- 1.68
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Current Opinion in Psychology (publishedVersion)
- White Rose Research Online (University of Leeds, The University of Sheffield, University of York) (acceptedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Literature and Literary Theory › Media Influence and Health
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health Policy Implementation Science
- Keywords
- theory-based intervention, health behavior change, intervention development, intervention evaluation, confounding, theory evolution, evidence-based practice
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