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averting the spread. However, these policies may have led to significant changes in public health behaviors. We use Google … habits) related to health behaviors. We employ the differences-in-differences method to determine the link between disease … outbreak, associated intervention policies, and changes in health behavior related searches. Our findings show that school …
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While the burden of non-communicable diseases is rising in low- and middle-income countries, the uptake of screening for these diseases remains low. We conducted a community-based RCT in Indonesia to assess whether personalized and targeted text messages can increase the demand for existing...
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The low level of health literacy skills often found in elderly people has been associated with a significant risk of … poor access to health services and poor health status and makes it more likely that they will be prevented from obtaining … and understanding the basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions. Therefore …
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solutions, business models and behavior aspects of IoT in a Health and Wellbeing context. The work is based on an ongoing …
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Empirical papers on association between physical activity (PA) and professional burnout (PB) and work-related hazards (WRH) in a population of different working adults are still limited. The aim of this chapter is to characterize the level of habitual physical activity of academics working at...
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occupants of social housing may not be effective in improving health. The structure of social housing provision in Britain means … results of an Randomised Control Trial designed to evaluate the impacts of simple health interventions on the health of poorer … were randomly divided into three groups: a control group (n= 186), a group receiving additional signposting to health …
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detrimental behavioral responses. We explore this idea in the context of endogenous health and aging. We integrate physiological … state of health affects health spending, life expectancy, and the value of life. In counterfactual computational experiments … lifetime utility, health investments, and longevity. We then use the model to contribute to the literature on information …
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