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Information-based cues at point of choice to change selection and consumption of food, alcohol and tobacco products: a systematic review

Overview of attention for article published in BMC Public Health, March 2018
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Title
Information-based cues at point of choice to change selection and consumption of food, alcohol and tobacco products: a systematic review
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BMC Public Health, March 2018
DOI 10.1186/s12889-018-5280-5
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Patrice Carter, Giacomo Bignardi, ​Gareth J. Hollands, Theresa M. Marteau

Abstract

Reducing harmful consumption of food, alcohol, and tobacco products would prevent many cancers, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Placing information-based cues in the environments in which we select and consume these products has the potential to contribute to changing these behaviours. In this review, information-based cues are defined as those which comprise any combination of words, symbols, numbers or pictures that convey information about a product or its use. We specifically exclude cues which are located on the products themselves. We conducted a systematic review of randomised, cluster- randomised, and non-randomised controlled trials to assess the impact of such cues on selection and consumption. Thirteen studies met the inclusion criteria, of which 12 targeted food (most commonly fruit and vegetables), one targeted alcohol sales, and none targeted tobacco products. Ten studies reported statistically significant effects on some or all of the targeted products, although studies were insufficiently homogenous to justify meta-analysis. Existing evidence suggests information-based cues can influence selection and consumption of food and alcohol products, although significant uncertainty remains. The current evidence base is limited both in quality and quantity, with relatively few, heterogeneous studies at unclear or high risk of bias. Additional, more rigorously conducted studies are warranted to better estimate the potential for these interventions to change selection and consumption of food, alcohol and tobacco products. PROSPERO. 2016; CRD42016051884 .

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Country Count As %
Unknown 74 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 10 14%
Researcher 10 14%
Student > Master 8 11%
Student > Postgraduate 3 4%
Student > Doctoral Student 3 4%
Other 11 15%
Unknown 29 39%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Psychology 8 11%
Medicine and Dentistry 7 9%
Social Sciences 7 9%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 4 5%
Nursing and Health Professions 4 5%
Other 10 14%
Unknown 34 46%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 14. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 01 July 2021.
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#2,378,499
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#2,708
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#52,381
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Outputs of similar age from BMC Public Health
#92
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