Search Results - subject_exact:"Gesundheitsvorsorge"

Gender gap in physical activity : the role of conflicts and political instability

Di Domizio, Marco - 2026

This article takes as its starting point the warnings issued by the World Health Organization (WHO) on the perverse effects of a sedentary lifestyle on people's health, resulting in additional health expenditure that diverts significant resources away from other areas of public spending. The...

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When knowledge matters : learning HIV status, sexual behavior, and relationship dynamics

Jockers, Dominik; Langlotz, Sarah; Vollmer, Sebastian; … - 2026 - This version: May 27, 2026

We study how learning HIV status affects sexual behavior and new HIV infections in South Africa, a high-prevalence setting with universal treatment access. Using financial incentives randomly assigned in a cluster-randomized trial, we instrument HIV status learning and follow participants for up...

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Hemp for health : a historical perspective on the marketing of cannabis-based foods in Sweden

Runefelt, Leif; O'Hagan, Lauren Alex - 2026

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Incentives, surrogates, and long-run vaccination

Campos-Mercade, Pol; Meier, Armando N.; Meier, Stephan; … - 2026

Can monetary incentives improve health behaviors in the long run, and do commonly used surrogate outcomes capture these effects? We study these questions in the context of vaccination using a large-scale field experiment. The experiment combines commonly used surrogates-vaccination intentions,...

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Incentives, surrogates, and long-run vaccination

Campos Mercade, Pol; Meier, Armando N.; Meier, Stephan; … - 2026

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Obesity, sedentary behavior and lifestyle : a lifecycle model of eating and physical activity

Dragone, Davide; Feichtinger, Gustav; Grass, Dieter; … - 2026

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Obesity, sedentary behavior and lifestyle : a lifecycle model of eating and physical activity

Dragone, Davide; Feichtinger, Gustav; Grass, Dieter; … - 2025

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This girl can? : the effect of promoting physical activity on health outcomes

Green, Colin; Heywood, John S.; Navarro, María - 2026

Physical activity likely improves health. Yet, even as health outcomes are positively associated with physical activity, confounding bias exists. We examine a large-scale government campaign to encourage physical activity among women in the United Kingdom as a source of an exogenous increase....

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Ex-ante moral hazard? : overweight and health insurance expansion in Mexico

Costa-Font, Joan; Gyori, Mario; Sáenz de Miera … - 2026

Extending health insurance to previously uncovered populations can improve access to preventative health care alongside income effects resulting from lower need of out-of-pocket. However, theoretically, in the presence of ex-ante moral hazard, it can also give a disincentive to preventative...

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Ex-ante moral hazard? : overweight and health insurance expansion in Mexico

Costa-Font, Joan; Gyori, Mario; Sáenz de Miera … - 2026

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Income and immunity : the consequences of social security administration reform for childhood infection risk

Doyle, Mary-Alice; Schurer, Stefanie; Guthridge, Steven - 2026

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Preventive versus curative breakthroughs : shaping the distribution of age at death

García, Pablo; Pierrard, Olivier - 2026

How have preventive and curative medical breakthroughs shaped life expectancy and the dispersion of age at death in the United States over the past century? We address this question by developing a life-cycle model in which both health and lifespan are endogenous. The model distinguishes between...

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The influence of locus of control on the uptakes of cancer screening : evidence from the United States

Robone, Silvana; Meregaglia, Michela; Yebetchou … - 2026

This study utilizes eight waves of the US Health and Retirement Study (HRS) and its "Leave-Behind" module (2006-2020) to explore the extent to which Locus of Control (LoC) influences the uptake of breast and prostate cancer screening. While traditional socioeconomic factors only partially...

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The intergenerational costs of crime : evidence from maternal victimization in Brazil

Menezes, Lívia; Koppensteiner, Martin - 2026

We study the causal effect of maternal criminal victimization on child health using linked police reports and birth records from Brazil. Focusing on robbery and theft - everyday crimes not involving physical injury - we show that victimization during pregnancy increases low birthweight by 6.9...

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Targeting behavioral interventions based on past behavior : evidence from vaccine uptake

Brody, Ilana; Dai, Hengchen; Saccardo, Silvia; Milkman, … - 2026

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Causal effects of breastfeeding promotion on child health : understanding the role of nutrition

Brenøe, Anne Ardila; Stearns, Jenna; Martin, Richard M. - 2026

Using data from the only large-scale randomized controlled trial promoting prolonged exclusive breastfeeding, we study how the intervention affected child health and why. The intervention increased weight-for-age in infancy, with effects persisting through adolescence. We show that treated...

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Causal effects of breastfeeding promotion on child health : understanding the role of nutrition

Brenøe, Anne Ardila; Stearns, Jenna; Martin, Richard M. - 2026

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Building an integrated healthcare system of China : an assessment of coupling coordination between disease prevention, medical services, and healthcare financing from 2012 to 2021

Huang, Guowu; Wu, Wanying; Wen, Qiaoxi; Lu, Liyong; Pan, Jay - 2025

Background Universal Health Coverage (UHC) is a central component of the Sustainable Development Goals, and integrated healthcare is recognized as a key pathway to achieving UHC. China's healthcare reform, aimed at real- izing the "Healthy China 2035" goal, faces challenges in ensuring the...

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Replication report: a comment on "Should Cash Transfers Be Conditional? Conditionality, Preventive Care, and Health Outcomes"

Hartmann, Sven Alfred; Huang, Yue - 2026

This replication study revisits Attanasio et al. (2015), which examines the effects of conditional cash transfers on preventive health care utilization and child health outcomes in Colombia. Using the original data and replication files, we successfully reproduce all the main tables and figures...

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Cost-effectiveness analysis of Duodenal-Jejunal bypass sleeve device for people with obesity

Xu, Qian; Yan, Wei; Li, Luo; Liu, Bao - 2025

Background Obesity has become major public health problem around the world. Lifestyle interventions, Pharmacotherapy and bariatric surgery are the common intervention to reduce weight in clinical practice. This study aims to conduct an economic evaluation of Duodenal-Jejunal Bypass Sleeve (DJBS)...

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Special issue: healthy aging and tourism as a way of promoting global public health : a call for cross-disciplinary research

2026

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Cost-effectiveness of expanding the target population of biennial screening for breast cancer from ages 50-69 to 45 and/or 74 : a cohort modelling study in the Finnish setting

Siegfrids, Filip; Heinävaara, Sirpa; Sarkeala, Tytti; … - 2025

Background Within Finland's breast cancer screening program, all women aged 50-69 are invited to biennial screening. Current European guidelines recommend screening in ages 45-49 and 70-74 conditional upon, inter alia, demonstrated context-specific cost-effectiveness. This study aims to...

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Cultural barriers to breast-cancer screening take-up

Corrias, Daniele - 2026

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Consumers' healthy lifestyle as a determinant of the influence of microcelebrities and microinfluencers

Palazón, Mariola; Alarcón-del-Amo, María-del-Carmen; … - 2025

Purpose This study analyzes what type of influencer - microcelebrity or microinfluencer - is best suited to promoting healthy food brands and how that influence depends on consumers' healthy lifestyles. Design/methodology/approach An empirical study with a real healthy food brand was developed...

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Actuarial implications of prevented planting coverage

Turner, Dylan; Tsiboe, Francis; Biram, Hunter; Connor, … - 2025

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Healthy working life expectancy and the associated health behaviors across sociodemographic groups : evidence from linked survey and registry data

Slootweg, Marit; Qi, Yuwei; Ots, Patricia; Brouwer, Sandra - 2026

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Can facebook ads prevent Malaria? : two field experiments in India

Donati, Dante; Rao, Nandan; Orozco-Olvera, Victor H.; … - 2026

This study evaluates a nationwide malaria prevention campaign delivered through social media in India using a district-level cluster-randomized controlled trial. We combine two survey samples(N = 8,253) with administrative health records to assess effects on offline malaria-related behaviors and...

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Costs associated with insufficient physical activity in Germany : cross-sectional results from the baseline examination of the German National Cohort (NAKO)

Gottschalk, Sophie; König, Hans-Helmut; Weber, Andrea; … - 2025

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Crises sanitaires: prévenir, anticiper, coordonner

2026

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For better or worse? : subjective expectations and cost-benefit trade-offs in health behavior : an application to lockdown compliance in the United Kingdom

Conti, Gabriella; Giustinelli, Pamela - 2025

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How allusion enhances consumer response to hope appeals in health messaging

Albinsson, Pia A.; Huhmann, Bruce A.; Burman, Bidisha - 2025

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Cluster analysis of non-communicable disease burden, prevention and management across EU27+2 countries

Cecchini, Michele - 2026

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of death and disability in countries across the 27 European Union (EU) Member States, Norway and Iceland (EU27+2) and in the OECD. While all countries are impacted by NCDs, there are substantial cross-country differences in the current...

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"Less is more" for health : how minimalism reshapes food consumption patterns and preferences

Sayin, Eda; Sumit Malik - 2025

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Does stricter disability screening lead to improved targeting on long-term health and employment outcomes?

Campana, Chiara; Koning, Pierre; Lindeboom, Maarten - 2026

While evidence points at potentially strong effects of stricter screening and tightening eligibility criteria for Disability Insurance (DI), little is known about their targeting effects: are screened-out workers also those with better future health and more ability to work? To shed light on...

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Does stricter disability screening lead to improved targeting on long-term health and employment outcomes?

Campana, Chiara; Koning, Pierre; Lindeboom, Maarten - 2026

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What role can routine vaccination play in pandemic prevention and preparedness? : an economic evaluation of Mpox vaccination

Laurence, Tim; Moore, Caroline; Keller, Janeen Madan; … - 2026

Since 2022, mpox has triggered two public health emergencies of international concern, with sustained transmission across Africa and beyond. We conducted a modelling study to assess the cost-effectiveness of routine mpox vaccination in endemic African provinces as a strategy to reduce disease...

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Optimal surveillance and indemnity policy for eradicating exotic livestock diseases

Salvioni, Cristina; Vitale, Paolo - 2025

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How transport networks and socio-demographic factors influence Malaria risk among children : evidence from Kenya

Oshome, Caren Miriel; Wong, Chun Yee - 2026

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Evaluation mode affects choice of healthy and unhealthy Food : the role of taste and healthiness attribute evaluability

Mokarram-Dorri, Sadaf; Dewitte, Siegfried - 2025

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Healthy diet choices : does Internet use help promote healthy food consumption in Indonesia?

Shadiqur Rahman, Moh.; Ma, Wanglin; Toiba, Hery; … - 2025

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Information to the wife, action by the husband$bspousal exposure to a public health railway ad and men's preventive behavior

Kato, Hiroki; Nakayama, Hidetoki; Sasaki, Shusaku; … - 2026

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Mechanistic modeling of social conditions in disease-prediction simulations via copulas and probabilistic graphical models : HIV case study

Khosheghbal, Amir; Haas, Peter J.; Gopalappa, Chaitra - 2025

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AI-powered early intervention for depression and anxiety : a randomized clinical trial

Cachia, Julie Y. A.; Zhao, Xuan; Pu, Wenxi; Liao, Chi; … - 2026

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Clear waters, bright futures : do low-cost information interventions increase health preventive behaviors

Amir-ud-Din, Rafi; Khan, Muhammad Kaleem; Murad, Zahra; … - 2025

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Family health spillovers : a multidimensional regression discontinuity design

Kaempfen, Fabrice; O'Donnell, Owen; Qin, Xuezheng - 2026

A multidimensional regression discontinuity design reveals large and asymmetric spillovers from personalized health information within Chinese families. Warning a man that he has high blood pressure (BP) is estimated to reduce his wife's BP by 7.5% and her probability of high BP by 24% points,...

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Family health spillovers : a multidimensional regression discontinuity design

Kaempfen, Fabrice; O'Donnell, Owen; Qin, Xuezheng - 2026

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Does marriage still make a difference in infant health?

Yan, Ji - 2025

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Post-diagnosis trajectories in treatment, adiposity, glycemic control, and dietary behavior among adults with Type 2 diabetes in Mexico

García-Díaz, Rocío; Talamas Marcos, Miguel Ángel; … - 2026

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a major public health challenge in low- and middle-income countries, yet little is known about how treatment, behavior, adiposity, and glycemic control evolve after diagnosis. Using repeated cross-sectional data from ENSANUT (2006, 2012, 2018), we analyzed...

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Screening for postpartum depression at well child visits : evaluating the impact of Michigan's statewide initiative

Currie, Janet M.; Malinovskaya, Anna - 2025

Objective To examine a 2018 rule change allowing pediatric providers to bill the child's Medicaid ID for post-partum depression (PPD) screening of mothers conducted during well-child visits, and document its relationship with PPD treatment and infant hospitalizations. Study setting and design...

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The labour market and health effects of a diabetes warning : evidence of gender and age differences from the lifelines cohort study

Annibali, Claudio; Bergemann, Annette; Alessie, Rob - 2026

Health screenings are potentially powerful tools to mitigate adverse health and labour outcomes. We conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the labour market and health effects of a diabetes warning in a country that has not introduced such a screening system. Using data from over 160, 000...

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Health economic evaluations of diagnostic tests for tuberculosis : a narrative review

Arpa, Cemre; Abd El Wahed, Ahmed; Aydin, Serap; Ghosh, … - 2025

Background Tuberculosis is the leading cause of death from infectious diseases globally. Non-specific symptoms and limitations of existing diagnostics involve challenges for informed policymaking and clinical practice. This paper reviews common practices in reporting the selection and definition...

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What money shouldn't buy? Measuring aversion to monetary incentives for health behaviors

Campos-Mercade, Pol; Meier, Armando N.; Schneider, Florian - 2025

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Misperception or discrimination? : gender bias in health communication on anemia prevention

Chang, Seoyeon; Ishikawa, Sonoko; Miyamoto, Naoki; … - 2025

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A tale of framing and screening : how health messaging and house screening affect malaria transmission in Ethiopia

Balew, Solomon; Bulte, Erwin H.; Abro, Zewdu; Asale, Abebe - 2025

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The impact of teaching coping skills in schools on youth mental health and academic achievement : evidence from a field experiment

Rege, Mari; Bru, Edvin; Solli, Ingeborg Foldøy; … - 2025

Effective and scalable strategies for promoting youth mental health are urgently needed. We conducted a randomized controlled trial to assess the impact of school-based, teacher-led coping skills instruction on youth mental health and academic achievement. The trial included 84 classes and 1,879...

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Impact of stalled life expectancy on health and economic inactivity in the uk and the case for prevention

Mayhew, Leslie D. - 2025

We use partial life expectancy to show the existence in the UK of an asymmetric relationship between life span and health span in five-year age brackets over the life course. Using comparable data from other advanced economies, we investigate why years of improvement in life expectancy after...

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