Project Lead: Jule Anna Pleyer, Doris Giess
Authors: Jule Anna Pleyer, Lena Grabenhofer, Viktoria Hofer, Doris Giess, Julia Mayer-Ferbas
Publication: November 2025
Language: English (with German summary)
Lifestyle-related diseases account for around 82 percent of all deaths in Austria. The Austrian preventive medical check-up was last updated in 2005, while many lifestyle-related health indicators have worsened. This research project uses an umbrella review to investigate which evidence-based brief interventions on physical activity, healthy nutrition, and reduction of alcohol consumption can be integrated into lifestyle counselling within the preventive medical check-up. Systematic reviews published between 2015 and 2025 were analysed, and Austrian physicians were surveyed regarding implementation feasibility.