Interventions to change health-related behaviours typically have modest effects and may be
more effective if grounded in appropriate theory. Most theories applied to public health …

Background With an ageing population, there is an increasing societal impact of ill health in
later life. People who adopt healthy behaviours are more likely to age successfully. To …

Increasing self-efficacy is generally considered to be an important mediator of the effects of
physical activity interventions. A previous review identified which behaviour change …

Background Evidence of the benefits of engaging in physical activity (PA) is strong, yet the
number of older adults meeting the recommended 150 min/wk is low. Policy to increase …

The marked disparity in life expectancy between men and women suggests men are a
vulnerable group requiring targeted health promotion programs. As such, there is an …

Obesity prevalence in black/A frican A merican children and adults of both sexes is high
overall and compared with US whites. What we know, and do not know, about how to …

Background: Social marketing managers promote desired behaviors to an audience by
making them tangible in the form of environmental opportunities to enhance benefits and …

Background In young men, unhealthy lifestyle behaviours can be detrimental to their
physical and/or mental health and set them on a negative health trajectory into adulthood …

This review extends findings from four previous reviews of physical activity (PA)
interventions among A frican A mericans (AA) and includes papers published between J …

When compared with men of other racial or ethnic groups, A frican A merican men are more
likely to experience adverse health conditions. The systematic review objectives were to (i) …