Altering micro-environments to change population health behaviour: towards an evidence base for choice architecture interventions

Altering micro-environments to change population health behaviour: towards an evidence base for choice architecture interventions

BACKGROUND The idea that behaviour can be influenced at population level by altering the environments within which people make choices (choice architecture) has gained traction in policy circles. However, empirical evidence to support this idea is limited, especially its application to changing health behaviour. We propose an evidence-based definition and typology of choice architecture interve...

Evidence for the Effect on Inequalities in Health of Interventions Designed to Change Behaviour

Review of behaviour change interventions to reduce population salt intake

BACKGROUND Excess salt intake is a major cause of raised blood pressure-the leading risk factor for death and disability worldwide. Although behaviour change interventions such as awareness campaigns and health education programs are implemented to reduce salt intake, their effectiveness is unclear. This global systematic review investigates the impact of population-level behaviour change inter...

Towards an Architecture for Simulation Environments

Simulation environments are analyzed from a software engineering point of view. Some basic ideas about a software architecture for simulation environments for hybrid systems are derived from recognizing that the simulation development process is a special case of the software development process. This view allows proven software engineering methods, techniques and tools to be applied to the dev...

Health behaviour change interventions for couples: A systematic review

OBJECTIVES Partners are a significant influence on individuals' health, and concordance in health behaviours increases over time in couples. Several theories suggest that couple-focused interventions for health behaviour change may therefore be more effective than individual interventions. DESIGN A systematic review of health behaviour change interventions for couples was conducted. METHODS...