Multiple health behavior change interventions: tell us what you see.

摘要

Three articles in this dual issue of Preventive Medicine provide contrasted perspectives on the state of multiple health behavior change (MHBC) interventions, with respect to both its representation in the minds of those health professionals and researchers who apply it, and its real-life applications. MHBC interventions are meant to simultaneously or sequentially address several health behaviors such as smoking, substance abuse, physical activity, nutrition, stress, and so on. They are based on the principle that people tend to accumulate unhealthy behaviors: for example, someone who smokes cigarettes would be more likely to smoke marijuana, drink alcohol, and avoid physically challenging activities. These topics were also covered in the March 2008 Special Issue of PM, "Multiple Health Behavior Change (MHBC) Research (Allegrante et al., 2008; de Vries et al., 2008; dePue et al., 2008; Driskell et al., 2008; Dutton et al., 2008; Hall and Rossi, 2008; Ickovics, 2008; Johnson et al., 2008; Keller et al., 2008; Noar et al., 2008; Prochaska et al., 2008a,b,c; Prochaska, 2008; Sanchez et al., 2008; Vandelanotte et al., 2008).