Using the Question-Behavior Effect to Promote Disease Prevention Behaviors: Two Randomized Controlled Trials

Health Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 300-309

  Conner, Mark ^a   Godin, Gaston ^b   Norman, Paul ^c   Sheeran, Paschal ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health check; Health professionals; Question behavior effect; Randomized controlled trial; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROPHYLAXIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 79956045319     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: 19307810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0023036     Document Type: Article

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