Some current dimensions of the behavioral economics of health-related behavior change
Some current dimensions of the behavioral economics of health-related behavior change
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10.1016/j.ypmed.2016.06.002
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发表时间：
2016-11-01
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5.1
通讯作者：
Higgins, Stephen T.
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作者：
Bickel, Warren K.;Moody, Lara;Higgins, Stephen T.
与健康有关的行为，如烟草、酒精和其他物质的使用、不良饮食和缺乏身体活动以及危险的性行为，都是研究和干预的重要目标。在美国，与健康有关的行为是特别相关的目标，美国在人口健康的共同标志方面落后于大多数其他发达国家。在这篇文章中，我们研究了行为经济学的应用，这是一门代表经济学和心理学交叉的科学学科，用于研究和促进与健康相关的行为改变。更具体地说，我们回顾了我们认为这门学科的一些核心维度，当应用于研究健康相关的行为变化。行为经济学（1）提供了新的概念系统，以告知对健康行为的科学理解，（2）将科学理解转化为实际和有效的行为改变干预措施，（3）利用行为改变的各个方面，而不仅仅是频率的增加或减少，（4）认识和利用跨疾病过程和干预措施，（5）利用技术来努力实现功效最大化，成本效益和覆盖范围。这些方面进行了概述，并讨论了其对该领域未来的影响。(C)2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Health-related behaviors such as tobacco, alcohol and other substance use, poor diet and physical inactivity, and risky sexual practices are important targets for research and intervention. Health-related behaviors are especially pertinent targets in the United States, which lags behind most other developed nations on common markers of population health. In this essay we examine the application of behavioral economics, a scientific discipline that represents the intersection of economics and psychology, to the study and promotion of health-related behavior change. More specifically, we review what we consider to be some core dimensions of this discipline when applied to the study health-related behavior change. Behavioral economics (1) provides novel conceptual systems to inform scientific understanding of health behaviors, (2) translates scientific understanding into practical and effective behavior-change interventions, (3) leverages varied aspects of behavior change beyond increases or decreases in frequency, (4) recognizes and exploits trans-disease processes and interventions, and (5) leverages technology in efforts to maximize efficacy, cost effectiveness, and reach. These dimensions are overviewed and their implications for the future of the field discussed. (C) 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.