From: The effectiveness of interventions to change six health behaviours: a review of reviews
Inclusion Criteria |
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1. Systematic reviews and meta-analyses |
2. English language publications only |
3. Focus on public health, health promotion (or related research) or primary care led interventions which contained an educational and/or behavioural component |
4. Year of publication limited to 1995-2006 |
Exclusion Criteria |
1. Reviews of health screening |
2. Reviews of psychiatric interventions as part of treatment of those with mental illness |
3. Reviews of interventions with only a clinical or pharmacological focus (e.g. reducing risk of heart disease, diet for diabetes care etc). |
4. Reviews of interventions carried out within secondary or tertiary care |
5. Reviews of drug interventions |
6. Review of interventions which did not contain a behavioural/educational component to the intervention |
7. Reviews of interventions which did not have the aim of changing any of the six health behaviours |