Altering the availability of products within physical micro-environments: a conceptual framework
Abstract Altering the availability of products (e.g. food, alcohol or tobacco products) is one potential intervention to change behaviours to help reduce preventable premature deaths worldwide. However, research on these interventions lacks consistent conceptualisation, hindering clear reporting and...
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doaj-6b613feeeb1f4181973b87c98fd4b8362020-11-25T03:05:50ZengBMCBMC Public Health1471-24582020-06-0120111410.1186/s12889-020-09052-2Altering the availability of products within physical micro-environments: a conceptual frameworkRachel Pechey0Gareth J. Hollands1Patrice Carter2Theresa M. Marteau3Behaviour and Health Research Unit, Institute of Public Health, University of Cambridge, CB2 0SRBehaviour and Health Research Unit, Institute of Public Health, University of Cambridge, CB2 0SRCentre for Outcomes Research and Effectiveness, Research Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, WC1E 7HBBehaviour and Health Research Unit, Institute of Public Health, University of Cambridge, CB2 0SRAbstract Altering the availability of products (e.g. food, alcohol or tobacco products) is one potential intervention to change behaviours to help reduce preventable premature deaths worldwide. However, research on these interventions lacks consistent conceptualisation, hindering clear reporting and cumulative synthesis. This paper proposes a conceptual framework – categorising intervention types and summarising constituent components – with which interventions can be reliably described and evidence synthesised. Three principal distinctions are proposed: interventions altering: (i) Absolute Availability (changing the overall number of options, while keeping the proportions comprised by any subsets of options constant); (ii) Relative Availability (changing the proportion comprised by a subset of options, yet keeping the overall number of options constant); (iii) Absolute and Relative Availability (changing both the overall number of options and the proportions comprised by subsets of options). These are subdivided into those targeting (a) a product or (b) a category of products. Mechanisms that might underlie each of these intervention types are discussed, and implications for future research highlighted. The proposed framework aims to facilitate study of a set of interventions that could contribute significantly to healthier behaviour across populations.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-020-09052-2AvailabilityInterventionHealth-related behaviourConceptual framework |
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Altering the availability of products within physical micro-environments: a conceptual framework |
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Altering the availability of products within physical micro-environments: a conceptual framework |
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Altering the availability of products within physical micro-environments: a conceptual framework |
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Altering the availability of products within physical micro-environments: a conceptual framework |
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Abstract Altering the availability of products (e.g. food, alcohol or tobacco products) is one potential intervention to change behaviours to help reduce preventable premature deaths worldwide. However, research on these interventions lacks consistent conceptualisation, hindering clear reporting and cumulative synthesis. This paper proposes a conceptual framework – categorising intervention types and summarising constituent components – with which interventions can be reliably described and evidence synthesised. Three principal distinctions are proposed: interventions altering: (i) Absolute Availability (changing the overall number of options, while keeping the proportions comprised by any subsets of options constant); (ii) Relative Availability (changing the proportion comprised by a subset of options, yet keeping the overall number of options constant); (iii) Absolute and Relative Availability (changing both the overall number of options and the proportions comprised by subsets of options). These are subdivided into those targeting (a) a product or (b) a category of products. Mechanisms that might underlie each of these intervention types are discussed, and implications for future research highlighted. The proposed framework aims to facilitate study of a set of interventions that could contribute significantly to healthier behaviour across populations. |
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