Stephan Van den Broucke's research while affiliated with Université Catholique de Louvain - UCLouvain and other places

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The study investigates residents’ behavior towards reducing the use of single-use plastic (SUP), specifically in the context of food packaging. The widespread view holds that pro-environmental behavior (PB) results from a person’s moral and rational deliberations. In reducing single-use plastic (SUP) consumption and waste, the relative roles of rat...
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Objectives: This study investigated if unhealthy sleeping habits of university students can be explained by the Theory of Planned Behavior. Method: An online questionnaire was administered to 1006 undergraduate students at a Belgian university to measure their frequency of irregular sleeping times, daytime napping, and pre-bedtime alcohol or intern...
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The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) carried out preparatory work to inform an EU awareness‐raising communication campaign on plant health risks. In a first phase, this included social science research and audience segmentation to inform appropriate choices regarding targeting and topics to be covered. Mixed methods research was carried out –...
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Background: Structural and behavioral factors are among the causes of occupational accidents in agriculture. The SACURIMA Cost network developed a questionnaire to measure the determinants of farmers’ safety behavior based on the extended theory of planned behavior (TPB). Extended TPB adds subjective norms, subjective control, physical barriers and...
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A study in Nigeria examined the psychological factors affecting face mask disposal behavior (DB) during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) was used, with awareness of consequences and institutional barriers added. 1183 respondents completed an online survey, and structural equation modeling was used to analyze the data. The...
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EFSA undertook consumer research on nutrition and dietary sugars awareness, knowledge and risk perception, preferred information sources and trust in different actors, plus additional research on stakeholder perspectives. The research results informed EFSA’s communications and engagement for a public consultation on its draft scientific assessment...
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The growing burden of non-communicable and newly emerging communicable diseases, multi-morbidity, increasing health inequalities, the health effects of climate change and natural disasters and the revolution in communication technology require a shift of focus towards more preventive, people-centred and community-based health services. This has imp...
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Community engagement is crucial for controlling disease outbreak and mitigating natural and industrial disasters. The COVID-19 pandemic has reconfirmed the need to elevate community engagement to build equity, trust and sustained action in future health promotion preparedness strategies. Using the health promotion strategy of strengthening communit...
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Des études de l’impact de la littératie en santé sur l’adhésion au traitement mesurent typiquement la littératie en santé de manière générale, sans faire de distinction entre les compétences spécifiques. Cette étude examinait l’impact des quatre dimensions de littératie en santé (comprendre, évaluer, accéder, appliquer) sur l’autogestion et le bien...
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In 2018, EFSA received a request for a scientific opinion from the European Parliament on the science behind the development of an integrated holistic approach for the risk assessment of multiple stressors in managed honey bees (MUST-B). The inclusion of the need to take into account bee management practices in the Terms of Reference of the request...
Technical Report
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The scientific report on Technical assistance in the field of risk communication assesses peer-reviewed and grey literature on risk communication concepts and practices, as requested by the European Commission to support the implementation of a ‘General Plan for Risk Communication’, i.e. an integrated framework for EU food safety risk assessors and...
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This report assesses peer-reviewed and grey literature on risk communication concepts and practices, as requested by the European Commission to support the implementation of a 'General Plan for Risk Communication', i.e. an integrated framework for EU food safety risk assessors and risk managers at Union and national level, as required by the revise...
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This (draft) report assesses peer-reviewed and grey literature on risk communication concepts and practices, as requested by the European Commission to support the implementation of a 'General Plan for Risk Communication', i.e. an integrated framework for EU food safety risk assessors and risk managers at Union and national level, as required by th...
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The International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE) Position Statement on Health Literacy provides an overview of existing evidence and continuing debate on health literacy. Developed by the IUHPE Global Working Group on Health Literacy, including experts from around the globe, the Statement provides a basis for discussion and advoca...

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... Therefore, behavioral intention precedes attitude towards the behavior, which the individual evaluates as favorable or unfavorable. The TPB has been variously applied to examine the sustainable extension of food preparation techniques in rural areas of Taiwan [41] to predict WTP for municipal solid waste management in Beijing [42], and to assess the health safety behavior of farmers in Turkey [43]. ...
... Despite vaccinations, most nations still require masks, and the global market for face masks is projected to grow by 4% by 2026. However, improper disposal of masks poses a risk of viral transmission and environmental waste, as they have a limited usage time and must be replaced every 4-10 h (Oludoye et al., 2023). Although facemasks are no longer required during the post-pandemic period, their use has become a new normal among the public (Kaewchutima et al., 2023). ...
... However, its integration can weaken its organizational capacity and visibility, and it risks being absorbed by a traditional Public Health discourse dominated by the medical professions. To address these challenges and seize opportunities, it is essential that the health promotion workforce is transdisciplinary and positioned within the diversified field of Primary Care and Public Health 14 . ...
... Column (2) illustrates the effects of community engagement on flu vaccination. The ATT value derived through one-to-one matching was 0.007 (p = 0.011). ...
... Different tools and channels suitable for various target groups serve the risk communication purposes of the organisations depending on the financial possibilities. Press releases are crucial in authorities' risk communication practices to provide accurate information to the public, including the media, to minimize the spreading of fake news and myths (Soon, 2020;Maxim et al., 2021c). In addition, having a dedicated webpage is essential for preventive risk communication, crisis management, and sharing general information, as it is easily updatable and ensures dissemination. ...
... Primären Prävention, während vertiefende Untersuchungen von kognitiven Konzepten (z. B. subjekte Krankheitsüberzeugungen oder Kontrollstrategien als beeinflussende Faktoren der Komponenten der Gesundheitskompetenz) junger Menschen fehlen [20,21]. Die vorliegende Arbeit zielt darauf ab, eine Gesundheitskompetenz-Skala zu entwickeln, welche sowohl bestehende Fragebögen von Grootenhuis und Last ("Kognitive Kontrollstrategie-Skala für kranke Kinder (KKSS-k)" und "Auf Kurs-Skala zur Erfassung von Krankheitsverarbeitungsstrategien") [22][23][24] besser zu fühlen. ...