Nudging to move: a scoping review of the use of choice architecture interventions to promote physical activity in the general population.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Nudges are used to alter lifestyles and thus curb the rise of non-communicable diseases. Physical activity is a core prevention strategy to reduce the burden of non-communicable diseases. This paper aims to (1) give an overview of the scope of interventions using choice architecture techniques to promote physical activity at the population levels and (2) identify research gaps by analysing the different approaches in terms of class and type of intervention used. METHODS:A systematic electronic database search was combined with snowball citation sampling of a starter set of publications to search for studies published through October 2018 reporting interventions to promote physical activity at the population level using choice architecture techniques. The methodology of the Joann

SUBMITTER: Forberger S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6724306 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature