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Are we making progress? Testing whether interventions to promote key health behaviors improved over the past 30 years

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  • Sheeran, Paschal
  • Pei, Yifei
  • Rothman, Alexander J.

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Conceptual and methodological developments could contribute to increasing efficacy of health behavior change interventions over time. We undertook a meta-synthesis to determine whether and to what extent intervention effects have improved during the past 30+ years.

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  • Sheeran, Paschal & Pei, Yifei & Rothman, Alexander J., 2025. "Are we making progress? Testing whether interventions to promote key health behaviors improved over the past 30 years," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 383(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:383:y:2025:i:c:s0277953625008159
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118484
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    1. Johnson, B.T. & Scott-Sheldon, L.A.J. & Carey, M.P., 2010. "Meta-synthesis of health behavior change meta-analyses," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 100(11), pages 2193-2198.
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