The economic costs of chronic health conditions and severe illnesses like diabetes, coronary heart disease or cancer are immense. Several clinical trials give information about the importance of individual behaviour for the prevalence of these illnesses. Changes in health relevant behaviour may...

The economic costs of chronic health conditions and severe illnesses like diabetes, coronary heart disease or cancer are immense. Several clinical trials give information about the impor-tance of individual behaviour for the prevalence of these illnesses. Changes in health relevant behaviour may...

In the theoretical literature, time and medical services are essential input factors for producing health capital. Here, we use a multi-level approach to consider the role of health relevant behaviour in the health production process. We assume that besides medical services, health relevant...

The economic costs of chronic health conditions and severe illnesses like diabetes, coronary heart disease or cancer are immense. Several clinical trials give information about the importance of individual behaviour for the prevalence of these illnesses. Changes in health relevant behaviour may...

Demographische Alterung und technischer Fortschritt sind maßgebliche Ursachen für steigende Ausgaben im Gesundheitswesen. Reaktionen hierauf sind zusehends Beitragssatzsteigerungen und Kostendämpfungsmaßnahmen, weshalb der Markt für Gesundheitsgüter seine Wachstumspotenziale nicht voll...

Demographische Alterung und technischer Fortschritt sind maßgebliche Ursachen für steigende Ausgaben im Gesundheitswesen. Reaktionen hierauf sind zusehends Beitragssatzsteigerungen und Kostendämpfungsmaßnahmen, weshalb der Markt für Gesundheitsgüter seine Wachstumspotenziale nicht voll...

This study investigates the implementation of digital health applications (DiGA) to enhance discharge management for recurrent depression at Bezirkskrankenhaus Augsburg Hospital (BKH). The research is grounded in the observation and analysis of care processes, complemented by interviews with 13...