Changing health behaviours

The most effective approach to address many health problems is through prevention. We can reduce underlying risk factors by changing a person’s health-related behaviour, such as smoking, diet, or physical activity. However, there is a myriad of factors that can influence the way we behave and our ability to change behaviour. These include the content and context of behaviour change interventions, as well as where we’re born, grow up, live, and work.

This workshop series is about practice and research in relation to behaviour change. It starts with an overview of the most influential behaviour change theories. It then outlines the many determinants of behaviour and behaviour change and how we can deal with the complexity this introduces. In later sessions you can learn about application of theory in behaviour change interventions, in addition to organisation and identification of intervention content and context.

Created by: Dr Katalin Ujhelyi Gomez

Twitter: @UjhelyiGomez

Email: k.ujhelyi-gomez@liverpool.ac.uk

The workshops feature music by Angel Garcia – Gugugu and Holizna PATREON – Dog Days

Funding: This workshop series was partly-funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research Applied Research Collaboration North West Coast (NIHR ARC NWC). The views expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the NHS, the NIHR, or the Department of Health and Social Care. It was also partly funded by the Methodological Innovation and Development Award Scheme engage@liverpool.

Workshop 1
Behaviour Change Theories

There are lots of theories and models that have been designed and applied to explain, predict, and control health behaviour. This session introduces some of the most influential behaviour change theories and models that serve to guide the development of health interventions.

Reviewed by: Professor Deirdre Lane and Professor Kate Bennett, public advisors: Patricia Jamal and Phil Watson

This first workshop was created in collaboration with the Centre for Educational Development and Support at the University of Liverpool.

 

Workshop 2
Determinants of behaviour and behaviour change

This session will highlight why it’s important to change health-related behaviour and what the factors are that can potentially have an impact on behaviour and behaviour change.

Please visit this space for the workshops that will follow soon!
 

Workshop 3
Identification of theory use

Theories are useful in guiding the design and improvement of health promotion and education efforts, and implementation of interventions. They can help us understand how behaviour change comes about. In this session we have a look at how we can identify theory use in behaviour change interventions reported by research reports and make sense of it.

Please visit this space for the workshops that will follow soon!