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Paul Sharp; Caitlin Sankey; John L. Oliffe; Nico Schulenkorf; Cristina M. Caperchione – Health Education & Behavior, 2025
Over the past decade, there has been an increased emphasis on tailoring men's health promotion programs. To optimize outcomes, participatory action research that involves and elicits feedback from end-users has been highlighted as important to creating gender-responsive interventions. In this scoping review, we examine (a) how participatory action…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Males, Program Design, Gender Issues
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Jike Yang; Ashley Casey; Lorraine Cale – Quest, 2024
Healthy lifestyle technologies (HLT) have gained popularity in young people's daily lives, but the long-term effect of these technologies on their physical activity (PA) participation and health learning is unclear. This systematic review (a) explores the effect of HLT use on the PA participation and health learning of young people (aged 13-18),…
Descriptors: Health Behavior, Life Style, Adolescents, Behavior Change
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Pitt Barnes, Seraphine; Lang, Jason E. – Journal of School Health, 2023
Background: The workplace is an important setting for health protection, health promotion, and disease prevention programs. In the school setting, employee health and well-being programs can address many physical and emotional concerns of school staff. This systematic review summarizes evidence-based approaches from employee health and well-being…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, School Personnel, Health Promotion, Well Being
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Maillet, Myles A.; Grouzet, Frederick M. E. – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objective: The objective of this systematic review was to understand how and why eating behavior changes during the transition to university, and interpret findings from a self-determination theory perspective (Ryan & Deci, 2000). Methods: We searched six databases and identified 51 articles with findings involving changes in eating behavior…
Descriptors: Eating Habits, Behavior Change, Student Adjustment, College Students
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Allen, Nicholas; Damian, Diona L. – Health Education & Behavior, 2022
Skin cancers are the most common malignancy in Australia. Regular sunscreen use can reduce the incidence of cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas and actinic keratoses and has been associated with reducing the incidence of basal cell carcinomas and melanomas. However, sunscreen effectiveness is limited by the failure of the population to use it…
Descriptors: Cancer, Prevention, Health Behavior, Foreign Countries
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Soltani, Danesh; Azizi, Bayan; Behnoush, Amir Hossein; Meysamie, Alipasha; Aein, Afsaneh; Nayebirad, Sepehr; Vasheghani-Farahani, Ali; Akbari Sari, Ali – Health Education Research, 2023
Hypertension (HTN) management continues to be a concern due to challenges with behavioral risk factors. Patient education to modify unhealthy behaviors appears to be effective in managing HTN. Therefore, this meta-analysis aimed to determine whether individualized face-to-face education and counseling have a beneficial effect on systolic and…
Descriptors: Hypertension, Risk, Health Behavior, Meta Analysis
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Wahiba Abu-Ras; Basil H. Aboul-Enein; Fatmah Almoayad; Nada Benajiba; Elizabeth Dodge – Health Education & Behavior, 2024
Background: Religious institutions play a crucial role in health promotion and hold significant influence in the public health field. Aim: The aim of this review is to examine outcomes of health-promoting interventions involving the use of mosques as the intervention venue, its role in promoting health behavior change, and the role of theory in…
Descriptors: Islam, Public Health, Health Promotion, Religious Factors
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Borges Rodrigues, Sónia; Parisod, Heidi; Barros, Luísa; Salanterä, Sanna – Health Education & Behavior, 2022
Empowerment is a core construct in health behavior and an emerging trend in pediatrics. Although it has been suggested as an approach that may promote the person's participation in health care decisions and positive outcomes, little is known about the nature and effectiveness of interventions to support empowerment in families and preschool-age…
Descriptors: Empowerment, Randomized Controlled Trials, Intervention, Health Services
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Sulat, Jaelan Sumo; Prabandari, Yayi Suryo; Sanusi, Rossi; Hapsari, Elsi Dwi; Santoso, Budiono – Health Education, 2018
Purpose: The health belief model (HBM) is the behavioral change theory most widely used in health behavior studies. Several studies have identified the limitations of this model, one of which concerns the validity in predicting behavioral changes. The purpose of this paper, scoping review, is to map the validity of HBM variables in predicting…
Descriptors: Health Behavior, Behavior Change, Predictor Variables, Correlation
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Robertson, Dianne; Carins, Julia; Rundle-Thiele, Sharyn; Harris, Jessica – Journal of School Health, 2022
Background: Health promotion programs and interventions are designed to encourage behavioral changes in children, encouraging them to make safe and healthy life choices. This systematic review seeks to examine how social impact is measured in primary school health promotion interventions. Method: A systematic search and review process was used to…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Databases, Research Reports, Foreign Countries
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McCuistian, Caravella; Peteet, Bridgette; Burlew, Kathy; Jacquez, Farrah – Health Education & Behavior, 2023
Background: Racial/ethnic minorities (REMs) continue to carry the burden of sexual health disparities in the United States, including increased health risks and lower proportions of preventative care. Community-based participatory research (CBPR) has been useful in developing interventions aimed at reducing these disparities. Specifically,…
Descriptors: Ethnic Groups, Minority Groups, Culturally Relevant Education, Intervention
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Tatum, Kristina L.; Valenzuela, Jessica M.; Amirniroumand, Roya A.; Brochu, Paula M. – Journal of School Health, 2021
Background: Evidence for the effectiveness of state-mandated body mass index (BMI) screening programs in the United States has been inconclusive, and potential unintended consequences of the programs have been debated. The present review aims to understand parents' perceptions of and responses to school-based BMI screening, and to highlight…
Descriptors: Body Composition, Body Weight, Body Height, Parent Attitudes
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Ledderer, Loni; Kjaer, Marianne; Madsen, Emilie Kirstine; Busch, Jacob; Fage-Butler, Antoinette – Health Education & Behavior, 2020
Nudging is increasingly used in public health interventions in Western societies to produced health-promoting behavior changes; however, there is lack of clarity as to what constitutes a nudge, scant knowledge of the effectiveness of nudging techniques in public health lifestyle interventions and a number of ethical and value-based concerns. The…
Descriptors: Public Health, Intervention, Health Behavior, Behavior Change
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Richardson, Brittany Paige; van der Linde, Jeannie; Pillay, Bhavani; Swanepoel, De Wet – Health Education Journal, 2021
Introduction: Inadequate caregiving conditions interfere with successful health and development outcomes. Access to appropriate information can result in improved health and development outcomes in children. Health promotion text messaging, a primary mHealth strategy, has been implemented in various countries to reach communities where the…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Access to Information, Access to Health Care
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Rodriguez Rocha, Norma Patricia; Kim, Hyekyeong – Health Education & Behavior, 2019
Background: An adequate intake of fruits and vegetables (FVI) has shown benefits for reduced risk of manifesting chronic diseases. Thus, development of effective interventions to promote FVI is paramount. Aim: To assess the effectiveness of eHealth interventions for FVI targeted to healthy population, in comparison with control groups, and…
Descriptors: Food, Nutrition, Eating Habits, Program Effectiveness
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