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Healthy lifestyle interventions : a systematic review from a realist perspective
This thesis is a systematic review using realist methodology. It emerged out of an original protocol that proposed an exploration of the barriers to a healthy lifestyle in poorer peri-urban communities. The purpose of that protocol was to design more effective lifestyle interventions, and participat...
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2014
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| author | Voss, Miranda |
| author2 | Cleary, Susan |
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| description | This thesis is a systematic review using realist methodology. It emerged out of an original protocol that proposed an exploration of the barriers to a healthy lifestyle in poorer peri-urban communities. The purpose of that protocol was to design more effective lifestyle interventions, and participatory action research was identified as a potentially effective methodology to encourage behaviour change in contexts where self efficacy may be low. That development itself raised questions about what exactly was meant by action research, participatory action research and community based participatory methodologies and how effective they were. Given these questions, it was decided to undertake a systematic review of published literature and it is that review that is presently submitted as a thesis. |
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| institution | University of Cape Town (South Africa) |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/6028 Healthy lifestyle interventions : a systematic review from a realist perspective Voss, Miranda Cleary, Susan Van Schalkwyk, Susan Health Economics This thesis is a systematic review using realist methodology. It emerged out of an original protocol that proposed an exploration of the barriers to a healthy lifestyle in poorer peri-urban communities. The purpose of that protocol was to design more effective lifestyle interventions, and participatory action research was identified as a potentially effective methodology to encourage behaviour change in contexts where self efficacy may be low. That development itself raised questions about what exactly was meant by action research, participatory action research and community based participatory methodologies and how effective they were. Given these questions, it was decided to undertake a systematic review of published literature and it is that review that is presently submitted as a thesis. 2014-08-05T13:05:41Z 2014-08-05T13:05:41Z 2014 Master Thesis Masters MPH http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6028 eng application/pdf Department of Public Health and Family Medicine Faculty of Health Sciences University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Health Economics Voss, Miranda Healthy lifestyle interventions : a systematic review from a realist perspective |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | Healthy lifestyle interventions : a systematic review from a realist perspective |
| title_full | Healthy lifestyle interventions : a systematic review from a realist perspective |
| title_fullStr | Healthy lifestyle interventions : a systematic review from a realist perspective |
| title_full_unstemmed | Healthy lifestyle interventions : a systematic review from a realist perspective |
| title_short | Healthy lifestyle interventions : a systematic review from a realist perspective |
| title_sort | healthy lifestyle interventions a systematic review from a realist perspective |
| topic | Health Economics |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6028 |
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