Prioritizing multiple health behavior change research topics: expert opinions in behavior change science

• DOI: 10.1007/s13142-015-0381-5
• Publication Date: 2016-01-06T19:51:26Z
• Authors: Katie Amato; Eunhee Park; Claudio R. Nigg
• Keywords: Health psychology; Behavioral medicine; Behavioural sciences; Cross-cultural psychology

Multiple health behavior change (MHBC) approaches are understudied. The purpose of this study is to provide strategic MHBC research direction. This cross-sectional contacted participants through the Society Behavioral Medicine email listservs and rated importance 24 topics (1 = not at all important, 5 extremely important) separately for general underserved populations. Participants (n 76) were 79 % female; 76 White, 10 Asian, 8 African American, Hispanic, 1 Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander. Top priorities predictors sustainability, long-term effects, dissemination/translation interventions both Recruitment retention (t(68) 2.17, p 0.000), multi-behavioral indices 3.54, 0.001), measurement burden (t(67) 5.04, 0.001) important underserved. Results identified same top across For underserved, should emphasize recruitment, retention, burden.