Behavioural science investment needed to mitigate long-term health impacts of Covid-19

Emily McBride; Jo Hart; Daryl O'Connor; Gillian Shorter; Madelynne A Arden; Christopher Armitage; Tracy Epton; Lucie Byrne-Davis; Paul Chadwick; John Drury; Atiya Kamal; Lesley Lewis; Vivien Swanson; Ellie Whittaker; Angel Chater

Behavioural science investment needed to mitigate long-term health impacts of Covid-19

Emily McBride^*, Jo Hart, Daryl O'Connor, Gillian Shorter, Madelynne A Arden, Christopher Armitage, Tracy Epton, Lucie Byrne-Davis, Paul Chadwick, John Drury, Atiya Kamal, Lesley Lewis, Vivien Swanson, Ellie Whittaker, Angel Chater

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Abstract

Covid-19, for some, has led to changes in health behaviours, such as higher alcohol use, lower physical activity, increased sitting time, unhealthy food consumption, higher substance use, and reduced use of health services. Subsequent downstream physical and mental health consequences are anticipated, with wider social and economic implications.Policymakers should set direction for supporting changes to long-term health behaviours through formal commissions and refreshed disease prevention targets. Investment in behavioural scientists, and specifically health psychologists, to help design, deliver, evaluate, and adopt interventions (at individual, community, population, and system level) will help to minimise adverse outcomes1. Behaviour change interventions and health services should meet the needs of high-risk groups to reduce inequalities in burden.

Original language	English
Place of Publication	Leicester
Publisher	British Psychological Society
Commissioning body	British Psychological Society
Publication status	Published - 15 Jun 2021

Keywords

health psychology
policy
partnership
behaviour change
behavioural science

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McBride, E., Hart, J., O'Connor, D., Shorter, G., Arden, M. A., Armitage, C., Epton, T., Byrne-Davis, L., Chadwick, P., Drury, J., Kamal, A., Lewis, L., Swanson, V., Whittaker, E., & Chater, A. (2021). Behavioural science investment needed to mitigate long-term health impacts of Covid-19. British Psychological Society. https://www.bps.org.uk/news-and-policy/behavioural-science-investment-long-term-health-covid-19

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Behavioural science investment needed to mitigate long-term health impacts of Covid-19

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