Environmental interventions to promote healthier eating and physical activity behaviours in institutions: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The present review evaluated the effectiveness of environmental-based interventions aimed at improving the dietary and physical activity behaviours and body composition indices of adults in institutions.

Design

A systematic review was conducted. Electronic databases (MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, CINAHL, The Cochrane Library, Web of Science, ProQuest Dissertation and Theses, Scopus and Athena) were searched for relevant articles published between database inception and October 2017. Searching, selecting and reporting were undertaken according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement.

Setting

Military establishments and maritime workplaces.ParticipantsAdults in institutions, aged 18-45 years.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Shaw AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10260803 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature