The effects of interventions targeting multiple health behaviors on smoking cessation outcomes: a rapid realist review protocol

• Published in: Systematic reviews Vol. 7; no. 1; pp. 38 - 8
• Main Authors: Minian, Nadia, deRuiter, Wayne K, Lingam, Mathangee, Corrin, Tricia, Dragonetti, Rosa, Manson, Heather, Taylor, Valerie H, Zawertailo, Laurie, Ebnahmady, Arezoo, Melamed, Osnat C, Rodak, Terri, Hahn, Margaret, Selby, Peter
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central 01.03.2018; BMC
• Subjects: Alcohol Drinking - prevention & control; Canada; Diet, Healthy; Exercise; Health Behavior; Humans; Knowledge synthesis; Multiple health behaviors; Protocol; Realist review; Smoking - adverse effects; Smoking cessation; Smoking Cessation - methods; Canada; Smoking cessation; Knowledge synthesis; Protocol; Multiple health behaviors; Realist review

Health behaviors directly impact the health of individuals, and populations. Since individuals tend to engage in multiple unhealthy behaviors such as smoking, excessive alcohol use, physical inactivity, and eating an unhealthy diet simultaneously, many large community-based interventions have been i...