Improving physical activity and dietary behaviours with single or multiple health behaviour interventions? A synthesis of meta-analyses and reviews

Improving physical activity and dietary behaviours with single or multiple health behaviour interventions? A synthesis of meta-analyses and reviews

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dc.contributor.author Sweet, Shane N.
dc.contributor.author Fortier, Michelle S.
dc.date.accessioned 2010-04-20T20:00:36Z
dc.date.available 2010-04-20T20:00:36Z
dc.date.created 2010 en
dc.date.issued 2010-04-20T20:00:36Z
dc.identifier International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 7(4), 1720-1743. en
dc.identifier.other 10.3390/ijerph7041720 en
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10393/12862
dc.description.abstract Since multiple health behaviour interventions have gained popularity, it is important to investigate their effectiveness compared to single health behaviour interventions. This synthesis aims to determine whether single intervention (physical activity or dietary) or multiple interventions (physical activity and dietary) are more effective at increasing these behaviours by synthesizing reviews and meta-analyses. A sub-purpose also explored their impact on weight. Overall, reviews/meta-analyses showed that single health behaviour interventions were more effective at increasing the targeted behaviours, while multiple health behaviour interventions resulted in greater weight loss. This review may assist policies aiming at improving physical activity and nutrition and reversing the obesity epidemic. en
dc.description.sponsorship Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada en
dc.language.iso en en
dc.subject dietary behaviours en
dc.subject physical activity en
dc.subject meta-analyses en
dc.subject reviews en
dc.subject interventions en
dc.subject health behaviours en
dc.title Improving physical activity and dietary behaviours with single or multiple health behaviour interventions? A synthesis of meta-analyses and reviews en
dc.type article en

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