Behaviour change: individual approaches

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (2014)

NICE - N/A

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Evidence Categories

• Care setting: Community setting
• Care setting: Educational Setting
• Care setting: School Setting
• Population group: Adults
• Population group: Children & Young adults
• Intervention: Supporting behaviour change
• Outcome: Abstinence from alcohol
• Outcome: Changes to frequency/amount of alcohol use

Type of Evidence

Guidance

Overview

This guideline covers changing health-damaging behaviours among people aged 16 and over using interventions such as goals and planning, feedback and monitoring, and social support. It aims to help tackle a range of behaviours including alcohol misuse, poor eating patterns, lack of physical activity, unsafe sexual behaviour and smoking.

Recommendations

This guideline includes recommendations on:

• developing local behaviour change policy and strategy
• commissioning interventions
• planning interventions that take account of local needs
• ensuring interventions meet individual needs
• delivering interventions
• commissioning and providing training
• monitoring and evaluating interventions