Effectiveness of interventions to improve health behaviours of health professionals: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the effectiveness of interventions designed to improve the health behaviours of health professionals.

Design

Systematic review.

Data sources

Database searches: Medline, Cochrane library, Embase and CINAHL.

Review methods

This systematic review used Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines to compare randomised controlled trials of health professionals, published between 2010 and 2021, which aimed to improve at least one health behaviour such as physical activity, diet, smoking status, mental health and stress. Two independent reviewers screened articles, extracted data and assessed quality of studies and reporting. The quality of articles was assessed using the Effective Public Health Practice Project q

SUBMITTER: Hobby J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9516219 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature