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Showing 1 to 20 of 309 for “"Behaviour change"”.
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Creative Technologies for Behaviour Change
… counsellor in Study 1 showed high levels of change talk, an important ingredient of effective MI. In both studies, participants reported that voicing their goals aloud was helpful but they were somewhat frustrated by the lack of personalised response. Participants positively appraised the …
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Conditions for health behaviour change
… course in health psychology on students' health behaviour is assessed. It was contended that this course motivated students to improve their personal health behaviours, as it contained all the elements necessary for persuasion. It was hypothesised that (a) self-reported health behaviour would …
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Behaviour change maintenance following a myocardial infarction
… the effect of a self-determined lifestyle behaviour change on cardiac risk factor profile, quality of life and behaviour change maintenance for people who have had a myocardial infarction within the preceding six months. This was a randomised controlled trial. Thirty-two participants were …
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Using Social Robots to Deliver Behaviour Change Interventions
… the growth of digital solutions to support with behaviour change in a wide range of domains. Social robots have been explored for their feasibility as agents to deliver established and novel talk-based person-centred behaviour change interventions, such as Motivational Interviewing and Functional …
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Stages of driving behaviour change within the Transtheoretical Model (TM)
… life are increasing. Older adults experience changes due to aging and age-related diseases that may put them at increased risk of crashes and other unsafe driving behaviours. Considerable evidence has demonstrated that some older adults compensate for their declining abilities by voluntarily …
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Physical activity referral schemes: adherence and physical activity behaviour change
… in this thesis was to explore the adherence and behaviour change towards PARS in Northamptonshire. The first study measured the long-term change in PA levels after participation in Activity on Referral (AOR). The key outcome was a significant increase in self-reported long-term PA levels (mean …
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The observing self as a catalyst for behaviour change and wellbeing: Effective personal informatics system design to promote behaviour change in the changing health paradigm
… effectively designed to better promote lasting behaviour change and sustained wellbeing in the context of the changing health paradigm. Until recently, the Western biomedical model with its disease focus has been effective in delivering health care; however, this paradigm does not efficiently …
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Understanding successful physical activity behaviour change using a grounded theory methodology
… encouraging people to make PA related lifestyle changes is an everyday challenge faced by health professionals in primary and secondary health care settings. Although a number of intervention strategies have been developed and implemented, research evidence presents only limited support for their …
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Financial incentives for health-behaviour change: assessing behavioural and cognitive consequences
… incentives for changing their health-related behaviour is one possible strategy for improving health and reducing morbidity and premature mortality. However, several important aspects of the behavioural and cognitive consequences of this type of intervention remain unclear. First, there is …
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Health Psychology Principles in Behaviour Change Interventions – Insights from Practice and Research
… which play a key role in diet and exercise behaviour for migrant and Danish bus drivers in a workplace setting. The aim was to develop a framework to illustrate how the individual, contextual and cultural influences on health behaviour (diet and physical activity) interplay in an everyday …
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Motivation and behaviour change in Parkrun participants in Western Cape, South Africa
… motivation for participation and health related behaviour change is important for organisers and public health professionals to increase participation in this weekly mass participation event. Aim: The aim of this study was to describe the motivations for participation in parkrun and physical …
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Study of Behaviour Change and Impact on Infectious Disease Dynamics by Mathematical Models
… thesis uses mathematical models to study human behaviour changes' effects on infectious disease transmission dynamics. It centers on two main topics. The first concerns how behaviour response evolves during epidemics and the effects of adaptive precaution behaviour on epidemics. The second topic …
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The impact of workplace physical activity interventions on university employees health, wellbeing and behaviour change
… amongst adults. Occupations involving sedentary behaviour are considered a leading contributor to the inactive lifestyle responsible for many health-related problems. An increasing number of occupations involving predominantly sedentary work and the incidence of work-related health issues is …
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Personalisation of a multimethod digital health behaviour change intervention (DHBCI) for midlife women in the UK.
Background: Healthy lifestyle behaviours, including healthy diet and regular physical activity, are important behavioural determinants of the quality of life in midlife women. Midlife for women is also a key life stage that is associated with increased health risks of developing long-term health …
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Feasibility evaluation and long-term follow up of a family-based behaviour change intervention for overweight children (GOALS)
… can effectively support families to sustain behavioural changes in the long-term. This thesis evaluated the feasibility of a family-based behaviour change intervention for overweight children (GOALS) and explored the psychosocial process of long-term behavioural change in families with …
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The design, development and evaluation of an SMS contraceptive behaviour change intervention - a case study in Chikwawa, Malawi
… acceptability and effectiveness of a behaviour change intervention delivered via mHealth in Chikwawa, Malawi. Three qualitative studies were executed to identify health needs in the area and to understand cultural practices which may influence intervention effectiveness. The Behaviour …
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Maternal health behaviours: the development and feasibility evaluation of a mindfulness-based behaviour change intervention for pregnant women
Background: Maternal health behaviours are associated with the likelihood of pregnancy complications, and with infants’ immediate and lifetime outcomes. Aim: The overarching aim was to investigate whether mindfulness training might have any potential as the basis of a maternal behaviour change …
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Establishing a hybrid-methodology model for co-designing behaviour change: within the context of adventure sport participation in Scotland
… of adventure sport participants, to identify any changes that may be occurring as a result of the experience economy and increased numbers of participants taking up an adventure sport activity. Immersive ethnographic and qualitative methods were implemented to better understand identified changes …
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From government-led behaviour change to bottom-up understanding: the transition to low-carbon transport on motorcycles in Taipei, Taiwan.
… promotion methods such as persuading riders to change to electric vehicles, providing subsidies to use lower-carbon transport modes, expanding the public transport system, or encouraging people to change their individual travel behaviours. My research examines the issue theoretically and …
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