Individual research recommendation details

Recommendation ID

NG90/6

Question

Interaction between behavioural and environmental interventions:- What is the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of interventions to change the environment alone, compared with interventions to change the environment that are supported by interventions to change people's behaviour?

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Why this is important:- Behavioural and environmental interventions are sometimes conducted in isolation. But there is some evidence that environmental interventions alone may support existing physical activity
behaviours but may not be enough to change behaviour. Conversely, behavioural interventions  implemented without any supporting environmental interventions may not be enough to change
behaviours.
Longitudinal research is needed on the relative effectiveness and cost effectiveness of environmental interventions – that include system changes such as congestion charging and street closures – in isolation compared with those supported by behavioural interventions. Research should have a follow-up period of at least a year because there is currently little evidence on whether changes are sustained in the longer term.

Source guidance details

Comes from guidance

Physical activity and the environment

Number

NG90

Date issued

March 2018

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