Table 1.
Characteristics of included randomised controlled trials (n=9) examining health behaviour change in health professionals, ordered alphabetically by first author
| Author (year) | Country | Study stated aim | Population | Participants | Attrition rate |
| Alkhawaldeh et al (2020)19 | Jordan | To evaluate the effectiveness of the stress management interventional programme in reducing occupational stress and improving coping strategies. | Public health nurses | 170 | 7.6% |
| Axisa et al (2019)13 | Australia | To evaluate the effectiveness of a workshop intervention to promote well-being for Australian physician trainees | Physician trainees of RACP | 59 | 22% |
| Moosavi et al (2017)14 | Iran | To determine the effect of a TTM-based intervention on level of physical activity in ICU nurses | Nurses, working in ICU | 68 | 0 |
| Mujika et al (2014)15 | Spain | To test the efficacy, acceptability and feasibility of a motivational interviewing based smoking cessation intervention with nurses. | Nurses, currently smoking | 30 | 0 |
| Saadat et al (2012)17 | USA | To evaluate the effects of implementing an evidenced-based, workplace preventive intervention with anaesthesiology residents. | Anaesthesiology residents | 60 | 3% |
| Sampson et al (2019)16 | USA | To evaluate the effects of MINDBODYSTRONG for Healthcare Professionals Programme on stress, anxiety, depressive symptoms, healthy lifestyle behaviours and job satisfaction. | Nurses, residency programme | 93 | 4.3% |
| Suni et al (2018)18 | Finland | To investigate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of three intervention-arms (combined neuromuscular exercise and back care counselling or either alone) compared with non-treatment, for improvement of pain, ability to work and fear avoidance related to work/physical activity. | Female health workers with lower back pain (nurses, nurses’ aides, specialist nurses, assistant physiotherapists, physiotherapists and midwives) | 219 | 19.6% |
| Thorndike et al (2012)12 | USA | To test the effectiveness of a nutrition and exercise maintenance intervention to preventing weight regain. | Residents, internal medicine and medicine/paediatric | 304 | 9% |
| Thorndike et al (2014)11 | USA | To test use and access to activity monitor information in a hospital-based physical activity intervention to increase physical activity. | Residents, internal medicine and medicine/paediatric | 104 | 4.8% |
ICU, intensive care unit; RACP, Royal Australasian College of Physicians; TTM, transtheoretical model of behavioural change.