Module 1

Towards an integrated framework for designing and testing behaviour change interventions

Prof. Simon L. Bacon, Concordia University (Canada)

46 minutes

Summary - Module 1

This modules focuses on some of the major limitations in current behavioural intervention studies, explores the process of generating and testing a behavioural intervention as well as some key questions to ask of behavioural intervention studies.

Presented by Simon Bacon, PhD

PRE-READINGS:

Czajkowski SM, Powell LH, Adler N, Naar-King S, Reynolds KD, Hunter CM, Laraia B, Olster DH, Perna FM, Peterson JC, Epel E, Boyington JE, Charlson ME. From ideas to efficacy: The ORBIT model for developing behavioral treatments for chronic diseases. Health Psychol. 2015 Oct;34(10):971-82. doi: 10.1037/hea0000161. Epub 2015 Feb 2. PMID: 25642841; PMCID: PMC4522392.

Bacon SL, Campbell TS, Lavoie KL. Rethinking How to Expand the Evidence Base for Health Behavior Change in Cardiovascular Disease Prevention. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2020 May 26;75(20):2619-2622. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2020.03.055. PMID: 32439011.

Skivington K, Matthews L, Simpson SA, Craig P, Baird J, Blazeby JM, Boyd KA, Craig N, French DP, McIntosh E, Petticrew M, Rycroft-Malone J, White M, Moore L. A new framework for developing and evaluating complex interventions: update of Medical Research Council guidance. BMJ. 2021 Sep 30;374:n2061. doi: 10.1136/bmj.n2061. PMID: 34593508; PMCID: PMC8482308.

SUPPLEMENTAL:

Look AHEAD Research Group. Cardiovascular effects of intensive lifestyle intervention in type 2 diabetes. N Engl J Med. 2013 Jul 11;369(2):145-54. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1212914. Epub 2013 Jun 24. Erratum in: N Engl J Med. 2014 May 8;370(19):1866. PMID: 23796131; PMCID: PMC3791615.xxx

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