Seeking Better Health Care Outcomes: The Ethics of Using the “Nudge”.

Policymakers, employers, insurance companies, researchers, and health care providers have developed an increasing interest in using principles from behavioral economics and psychology to persuade people to change their health-related behaviors, lifestyles, and habits. In this article, we examine how...

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Publicado en:American Journal of Bioethics Vol. 12; no. 2; pp. 1 - 11
Autores principales: Blumenthal-Barby, J.S., Burroughs, Hadley
Formato: tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Feb2012
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          Outcomes (Health Care)
          Health Behavior
          Motivation Ethical Issues
          Behavior Modification Ethical Issues
          Economics
          Behavior Modification Methods
          Behavioral Objectives
          Attitude to Health
          Health Policy
          Decision Making, Patient Methods
      ab: Policymakers, employers, insurance companies, researchers, and health care providers have developed an increasing interest in using principles from behavioral economics and psychology to persuade people to change their health-related behaviors, lifestyles, and habits. In this article, we examine how principles from behavioral economics and psychology are being used to nudge people (the public, patients, or health care providers) toward particular decisions or behaviors related to health or health care, and we identify the ethically relevant dimensions that should be considered for the utilization of each principle.
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