A mixed methods exploration of the lifestyle drift concept to support the development of measurement tools.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Lifestyle drift is a concept that has been used to describe a process whereby policy initiatives designed to support upstream prevention through influencing social determinants drift downstream to a focus on individual behavioural change. This process significantly impacts progress on population-level health equity and there is a critical need to better understand the contributing factors and to learn new ways to mitigate lifestyle drift. This paper describes an initial exploration of the dimensions of lifestyle drift in order to lay a foundation for measurement development.

Methods

We conducted a survey to examine the experiences of stakeholders supporting the implementation of prevention and their perceptions of lifestyle drift. The sample consisted of 20 resp

SUBMITTER: Halsall T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12592257 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature