Systematic review of health policy and behavioral economics: A neglected point in health promotion
نویسندگان
1 Health Sciences Research Center, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh, Iran
2 Department of Nursing, School of Nursing, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh, Iran
3 Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran
4 Researcher, Department of pediatric nursing, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
5 Department of public Health, School of Health, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
6 Health Management and Economics Research Center, Health Management Research Institute, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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چکیده
BACKGROUND: Health policymakers use a variety of policy tools. These policies are either basedon external factors or are based on paternal considerations; people may need to have help in theselection of items that may be regretted about them in the future. However, recent research onbehavioral economics shows that major decision‑making mistakes are not only limited to vulnerablegroups but also are ubiquitous and systematic. The purpose of this study was on health policy makingwith a behavioral economics approach in health promotion.MATERIALS AND METHODS: The eligible studies were obtained from Medline (PubMed), Web ofScience, and Scopus databases. The search strategy uses a combination of keywords in the titles. Thekeywords of behavioral economics along with the keyword of health have been used to find related articles.RESULTS: After deleting duplicate articles, a total of 38 articles were identified. After reviewingthe title and abstract, 13 studies were omitted because they did not meet the inclusion criteria. Tenarticles were removed from the found articles due to the unavailability of the full text and four articleswere excluded because their method was quantitative. Finally, a total of 11 articles were eligible forincluding this review study.CONCLUSION: Recent research on behavioral economics shows that decision‑making errors are notlimited to vulnerable groups but are ubiquitous and systematic. Forgotten income or negligible incomeis very high and is reasonably explained by transaction costs. Educational interventions often havelittle effect and do not benefit from basic cost‑benefit tests. In addition, the seemingly insignificantaspects of choice‑frameworks and assumptions‑often have a profound effect on behavior.
