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Advancing the Knowledge and Application of Health Behavior Theories
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Dear Colleagues,
Understanding health behaviors is fundamental to the design, promotion, implementation, or evaluation of health interventions. Theories of health behavior not only provide perspectives to look at behaviors, but also guide various aspects of research methods. This Topic of five participating journals aims to advance the knowledge and application of health behavior theories through the practice of diverse health professions or disciplines. The health care settings can be diverse as well, such as health systems, ambulatory care, long-term care, and so on. The intended audience of this Topic is researchers, practitioners, and policy-makers at regional, national, and international levels.
This Topic mainly focuses on theory-based research to examine health behaviors, and health outcomes research that can provide insights for health behavior theories. Relevant research topics include but are not limited to: testing new or modified theories, identifying predictors of health behaviors, developing measurements, translating theories to practice, examining health outcomes and then informing theory development, promoting health interventions, and evaluating health care services. In addition, this Topic welcomes systematic reviews of the practical application of health behavior theories in the current literature, as well as opinions from established researchers and practitioners.
Dr. Yifei Liu
Dr. Dhananjay Nayakankuppam
Topic Editors
Keywords
- health behaviors
- behavioral theories
- health outcomes
- health interventions
- health care services
- attitude theory
- judgment and decision making
- social cognition
Participating Journals
Journal Name | Impact Factor | CiteScore | Launched Year | First Decision (median) | APC | |
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Healthcare
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2.4 | 3.5 | 2013 | 20.5 Days | CHF 2700 | Submit |
Pharmacy
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2.0 | - | 2013 | 22.9 Days | CHF 1800 | Submit |
Clinics and Practice
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1.7 | 2.6 | 2011 | 23.7 Days | CHF 1600 | Submit |
Nursing Reports
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2.4 | 2.5 | 2011 | 39.6 Days | CHF 1800 | Submit |
European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education
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3.0 | 4.4 | 2011 | 28.4 Days | CHF 1400 | Submit |
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Published Papers (8 papers)
Planned Papers
The below list represents only planned manuscripts. Some of these manuscripts have not been received by the Editorial Office yet. Papers submitted to MDPI journals are subject to peer-review.
Title: Cognitive dissonance and impacts upon medication nonadherence
Authors: Jack Fincham, Ph.D.
Affiliation: Osher Life Long Learning Institute, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, U.S.A.
Title: The Social Ecological Model of Health and its application
Authors: Kelley Crews, Ph.D.
Affiliation: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, U.S.A.
Title: Determination of anticoagulants use among nursing home residents with atrial fibrillation
Authors: Ning Zhang, Ph.D.
Affiliation: Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Title: Using the Behavioral Learning Theory to examine COVID-19 pandemic
Authors: Dhananjay Nayakankuppam, Ph.D.
Affiliation: The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, U.S.A.