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Culturally tailored storytelling interventions effectively promote health knowledge and behavior change in underserved populations across various chronic diseases. These narrative approaches, when theory-based, enhance self-efficacy and preventive actions.

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  • Health promotion
  • Behavioral science
  • Public health interventions

Background:

  • Storytelling interventions are increasingly recognized for their potential in health promotion.
  • Underserved populations often face unique barriers to health information and behavior change.
  • Effective health promotion requires culturally tailored and theory-based approaches.

Conclusions:

  • Culturally tailored and theory-rooted storytelling interventions can foster behavior change.
  • These interventions are effective across diverse health conditions and populations.
  • Delivery format (digital or oral) did not impede effectiveness when interventions were well-designed.