In recent years, the consumption of organic food - sustainable has increased significantly in many parts world. Besides factors that promote behavior, there are also barriers to reducing demand for this food. This study aims present and discuss influence behavior. We review, synthesize, analyze 86 studies conducted from different countries. The main results consist theoretical frameworks applie...

BACKGROUND One of the main objectives of the Ghana National Health Insurance Scheme, at its establishment in 2003, was to ease financial burden of the full cost recovery policy, particularly on the poor. However, currently, majority of the scheme's subscribers are individuals in the upper wealth quintile, as the poor in society rather have not subscribed. We explored the motivational factors as...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to monitor the national scale up of the effective lifestyle intervention Health Under Construction in the Dutch construction industry. METHODS Data were collected on seven process indicators, ie, reach, dose delivered, dose received, fidelity, competence, satisfaction, and barriers. RESULTS The intervention reached 2.4% of the target group. Thirty-eight p...

Objective. To investigate motivational factors and barriers to participating in fall risk assessment and management programs among diverse, low-income, community-dwelling older adults who had experienced a fall. Methods. Face-to-face interviews with 20 elderly who had accepted and 19 who had not accepted an invitation to an assessment by one of two fall prevention programs. Interviews covered h...

BACKGROUND Breast cancer-preventive behaviors are critical for community and women's health. Although many studies have addressed women's knowledge and attitudes toward breast cancer, little information is available about their experiences of breast cancer preventive behaviors. This study aimed to explore the experiences of Iranian women regarding preventive behaviors. METHODS This was a qual...

Hypertension is a chronic health condition affecting the lives of almost a billion people globally. Managing diet is crucial for controlling high blood pressure. Periurban communities in South Africa face multiple barriers that make the consumption of a healthy diet particularly difficult. These barriers include: residence in informal settlement areas, long distance commutes, low socioeconomic ...

Background: Frail elders often have chronic illnesses, such as osteoarthritis, hypertension, diabetes, and peripheral vascular disease, for which exercise is a proven means of achieving nonpharmacologic benefits, even at advanced age. Exercise has been shown to enhance the quality of life for these elders. Methods: A literature search of exercise literature applied to older adults and lifestyle...

The aim of this study was to identify barriers and facilitators to nurses' application of motivational interviewing (MI) to counselling overweight and obese children aged 5 and 7 years, accompanied by their parents. Ten welfare centre and school health service nurses trained and practiced MI for 6 months, then participated in focus group interviews concerning their experiences with applying MI ...

ObjectiveDespite a known benefit in the reduction of cardiovascular risk, adherence to statins remains suboptimal. A qualitative analysis was conducted within an intervention that identified trajectories statin patients and used motivational interviewing (MoI) improve adherence. The objective this study evaluate transcripts MoI telephonic identify potential, past, current barriers specific dist...