A Behavior Change Model for Internet Interventions

A communitarian ethical model for public health interventions: an alternative to individual behavior change strategies.

Multi-theory model of behavior change: an appropriate model for creating health behaviors

  Evolving evidence shows that health promotion interventions that explicitly use models and theories that are rooted in social and behavioral sciences, are more effective than interventions without a theoretical framework [1]. Testing theories and models is a critical step that should be conducted before utilizing them for intervention development [2].

Improving measurement methods for behavior change interventions: opportunities for innovation.

Theoretically based behavioral interventions have demonstrated effectiveness in stopping smoking, increasing physical activity and improving nutrition in order to prevent major chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, cancer and diabetes [1–7]. Despite the development of effective behavior change programs, the magnitude of change in these behaviors has been relatively modest [8, 9]. The...

"Hidden" social networks in behavior change interventions.

We investigated whether "hidden" (or unobserved) social networks were evident in a 2011 physical activity behavior change intervention in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Results showed evidence of unobserved social networks in the intervention and illustrated how the network evolved over short periods and affected behavior. Behavior change interventions should account for the interaction among parti...

desigN for healthy BehaVior desigN iNterVeNtioNs aNd stages of ChaNge

designers have increasingly used the capacity of design to influence human behavior and consequently to address the challenges that our society faces. one of these challenges is the rise of ‘lifestyle diseases’, such as obesity and diabetes. a change towards a more healthy lifestyle could in many cases prevent or diminish such diseases, which would reduce demands and costs in care. moreover, it...