Assessing the Impact of Behavioral Sciences Interventions on Chronic Disease Prevention and Management: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
References
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Type of Intervention in BE | Studies | Influence of Intervention on Chronic Diseases |
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Framing message | Alsan et al., 2020 (USA) [17] | Reduced knowledge gaps regarding COVID-19. |
Bilger et al., 2019 (Singapore) [18] | Increase in medication adherence. | |
Brown et al., 2022 (USA) [19] | Increase in prostate screening in older men and overtreatment of diabetes in older adults. | |
Duarte, 2021 (Chile) [20] | Increase in free mammograms. | |
Gadsden et al., 2021 (Indonesia) [21] | Results for health services provided to the community for cardiovascular diseases. | |
Harsin et al., 2021 (USA) [22] | Increase in intention to practice unprotected sex is associated with difficulty in making decisions in situations related to sexuality. | |
Huf et al., 2020 (UK) [1] | Increased uptake of cervical cancer screening. | |
Kassas and Nayga Jr., 2021 (USA) [23] | Greater adherence to COVID-19 prevention behaviors related to political party choice. | |
Mehta et al., 2019 (USA) [10] | Increased active choice in colonoscopy examination. | |
Omar Galárraga et al., 2018 (South Africa) [14] | Increased likelihood of condom use and dual protection. | |
Roope et al., 2020 (UK) [4] | Increased positive belief in antibiotic action in influenza. | |
Szilagyi et al., 2021 (USA) [15] | Not effective in raising influenza vaccination rates. | |
Wagner et al., 2020 (USA) [16] | Influenced uptake of HIV testing, impacting on reduced transmission. | |
Messaging and incentives | Fukuma et al., 2022 (Japan) [24] | Increased the likelihood of patients’ adherence to medical appointments. |
Mehta et al., 2017 (USA) [25] | Increased colonoscopy uptake. | |
Slater et al., 2017 (USA) [26] | Increased the number of mammograms received. | |
Zheng et al., 2022 (China) [27] | Influential in lowering blood pressure (BP) in the short term. | |
Financial and mixed incentives | Asch et al., 2015 (USA) [28] | Reduced the patient’s cholesterol levels. |
McConnell et al., 2020 (USA) [29] | Influence on physicians’ behavior and patients’ medication adherence. | |
Riegel et al., 2020 (USA) [2] | Increasing adherence to medicalization and decreasing readmissions. | |
Zhang et al., 2022 (China) [30] | Increased adherence to treatment for eye patients. | |
Nudge | Hirai et al., 2016 (Japan) [31] | Increased cervical–rectal cancer (CRC) screening. |
Karim et al., 2019 (Ethiopia) [32] | Contraceptive treatment adherence. | |
Krutsinger et al., 2020 (USA) [33] | Did not increase patient adherence to respiratory failure treatment. | |
Voucher | Bilger, Özdemir and Finkelstein, 2020 (Singapore) [9] | Increase the intention to adhere to screening for mammography. |
Weinstein et al., 2013 (Switzerland) [3] | Patients were considered more relevant in cost issues by regulators. |
Studies | Validity (%) | General Validity of the Study (%) | |||
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Population | Data Collection | Study Design | Result | ||
Alsan et al., 2020 [17] | 100 | 86 | 100 | 66 | 88 |
Asch et al., 2015 [28] | 62 | 100 | 100 | 66 | 81 |
Bilger et al., 2019 [18] | 62 | 87 | 100 | 66 | 77 |
Bilger, Özdemir and Finkelstein, 2020 [9] | 55 | 75 | 80 | 83 | 71 |
Brown et al., 2022 [19] | 75 | 50 | 60 | 33 | 56 |
Duarte, 2021 [20] | 100 | 100 | 80 | 57 | 85 |
Fukuma et al., 2022 [24] | 100 | 50 | 100 | 66 | 83 |
Gadsden et al., 2021 [21] | 77 | 40 | 80 | 66 | 68 |
Harsin et al., 2021 [22] | 22 | 75 | 100 | 66 | 61 |
Hirai et al., 2016 [31] | 100 | 37 | 100 | 66 | 74 |
Huf et al., 2020 [1] | 87 | 86 | 80 | 83 | 85 |
Kassas and Nayga Jr., 2021 [23] | 75 | 87 | 80 | 66 | 78 |
Karim et al., 2019 [32] | 87 | 75 | 100 | 86 | 87 |
Krutsinger et al., 2020 [33] | 62 | 100 | 100 | 66 | 81 |
McConnell et al., 2020 [29] | 100 | 40 | 100 | 83 | 83 |
Mehta et al., 2017 [25] | 87 | 100 | 80 | 83 | 87 |
Mehta et al., 2019 [10] | 100 | 75 | 80 | 83 | 87 |
Omar Galárraga et al., 2018 [14] | 50 | 50 | 100 | 50 | 61 |
Riegel et al., 2020 [2] | 11 | 28 | 60 | 33 | 30 |
Roope et al., 2020 [4] | 55 | 25 | 80 | 83 | 59 |
Slater et al., 2017 [26] | 55 | 60 | 60 | 66 | 60 |
Szilagyi et al., 2021 [15] | 70 | 66 | 40 | 50 | 71 |
Wagner et al., 2020 [16] | 87 | 87 | 100 | 66 | 85 |
Weinstein et al., 2013 [3] | 37 | 87 | 80 | 66 | 66 |
Zhang et al., 2022 [30] | 100 | 62 | 100 | 100 | 88 |
Zheng et al., 2022 [27] | 55 | 43 | 100 | 66 | 63 |
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Corrêa, R.; Froner, M.B.; Tabak, B.M. Assessing the Impact of Behavioral Sciences Interventions on Chronic Disease Prevention and Management: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2024, 21, 837. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21070837
Corrêa R, Froner MB, Tabak BM. Assessing the Impact of Behavioral Sciences Interventions on Chronic Disease Prevention and Management: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2024; 21(7):837. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21070837
Chicago/Turabian StyleCorrêa, Rafael, Matheus Britto Froner, and Benjamin Miranda Tabak. 2024. "Assessing the Impact of Behavioral Sciences Interventions on Chronic Disease Prevention and Management: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 21, no. 7: 837. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21070837
APA StyleCorrêa, R., Froner, M. B., & Tabak, B. M. (2024). Assessing the Impact of Behavioral Sciences Interventions on Chronic Disease Prevention and Management: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 21(7), 837. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21070837