Interventions - Practical Health Psychology

2026-01-262026-01-26Behavioural theory, Communication, Interventions, Public Health

Supporting health workers in addressing vaccine hesitancy

By Dawn Holford, University of Bristol, UK, Linda Karlsson, University of Turku, Finland, Frederike Taubert, Erfurt University, Germany, Emma C. Anderson, University of Bristol, UK, Virginia C. Gould, University of Bristol, UK Correcting misconceptions about vaccination Vaccination is one of […]

2025-08-052025-12-08Interventions, Self-regulation

MyLifeTool: A person-centred, holistic approach to the self-management of long-term conditions

By Dr Stephanie Kılınç, Teesside University, UK and Jo Cole, the Tees Valley, Durham and North Yorkshire Neurological Alliance, UK Long-term conditions are a major concern for global health care systems given their high prevalence and disease burden, including their significant […]

2025-07-252026-01-30Interventions, Public Health

Above Water: Rethinking Drowning Prevention at All Levels

By Kyra Hamilton, Griffith University, Australia and Amy Peden, University of New South Wales, Australia Drowning is a leading, yet largely preventable, cause of death and injury that remains underrecognized. One common myth: drowning isn’t always fatal. The definition of […]

2025-02-212025-11-04Communication, Interventions, Physical activity

Making Every Health Care Consultation Count: Promoting physical activity in health care settings

By Amanda Daley, Loughborough University, UK In the United Kingdom and Ireland, the Making Every Contact Count initiative aims to use the thousands of consultations that take place every day between health professionals and patients, to promote healthy behavioural changes. […]

2023-10-172025-11-04Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Covid, Interventions, Mental Health, Public Health

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: A promising approach for those living with Long-COVID

By Amy Barradell, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust If I were to say to you, Long-Covid, what would that mean to you? A sub-set of people that contracted Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), have continued to experience debilitating symptoms for […]

2022-04-282025-11-04E-health, Interventions

Your intervention, your way! Short appraisal interventions

by Katarzyna Cantarero, SWPS University, Poland Subjective well-being is a function of what we were born with, situations that pop up in our lives and (luckily!) what we intentionally do. Many researchers have examined what can effectively boost our psychological […]

2020-11-102025-11-04Assessment, Goal setting, Habit, Interventions, Planning

Improving the delivery of brief alcohol advice in primary care: views from both sides of the consultation table

By Amy O’Donnell, Newcastle University, UK Levels of drinking have fallen recently in some parts of Europe, particularly amongst young people. However, excessive alcohol consumption remains a major risk factor for poor health and early death. Providing simple brief advice […]

2019-11-012025-11-04Assessment, Interventions

N-of-1 studies: What can we learn by studying a single case?

By Marie Johnston and Derek Johnston, University of Aberdeen, Scotland Practitioners frequently want the answer to a problem which concerns one person, one health care team, one hospital or one region etc. For example, it may be important to know […]

2019-01-142025-11-04Interventions

Positive psychology interventions at work

By Alexandra Michel, Federal Institute for Occupational Health and Safety, Germany and Annekatrin Hoppe, Humboldt Universität, Germany Employees spend a major part of their waking time at work. It is no surprise then that reducing demands and increasing resources (e.g., […]

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