Effective techniques in healthy eating and physical activity interventions: A meta-regression.

Susan Michie; Charles Abraham; Craig Whittington; John McAteer; Sunjai Gupta

doi:10.1037/a0016136

Abstract

Classifying interventions according to component techniques and theoretically derived technique combinations and conducting meta-regression enabled identification of effective components of interventions designed to increase physical activity and healthy eating.

Keywords

Psychological interventionMeta-analysisConfidence intervalMeta-regressionBehavior change methodsMultilevel modelPsychologyRegression analysisClinical psychologyIntervention (counseling)PsycINFOMedicineMEDLINEMachine learningInternal medicineComputer sciencePsychiatry

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Year: 2009
Type: review
Volume: 28
Issue: 6
Pages: 690-701
Citations: 2209
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                                    Susan Michie, 
                                
                                    Charles Abraham, 
                                
                                    Craig Whittington
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2009). 
                            Effective techniques in healthy eating and physical activity interventions: A meta-regression.. 
                            Health Psychology
                            , 28
                            (6)
                            , 690-701.
                            https://doi.org/10.1037/a0016136
                        

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DOI: 10.1037/a0016136