Understanding healthy eating and physical activity community-centred behaviour change interventions for underserved populations: A mixed methods rapid review.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Community behaviour change interventions are a promising strategy for addressing unhealthy eating and physical activity behaviours in underserved populations. This review explores these interventions' characteristics by focusing on behaviour change techniques, evaluates their behaviour change effectiveness and examines participant experiences.

Methods

A mixed-methods rapid review was conducted. Five databases and the grey literature were searched and supplemented by hand searching. Results were screened, assessed for methodological quality and data extracted using the Behaviour Change Techniques Ontology. A convergent segregated approach was used to synthesize the results.

Results

Twenty-one studies were included. Commonly used behaviour change techniques were

SUBMITTER: Marshall J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12706567 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature