Authors
- . Zahra Zamani 1
- . Zahra Ghalichi-Zave 2
- . Sadegh Ahmadi Mazhin 3
- . Maliheh Eshaghzadeh 4
- . Mahsa Hami 5
- . Telma Zahirian Moghadam 6
1 Researcher, Department of pediatric nursing, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
2 Health Sciences Research Center, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh, Iran
3 Department of public Health, School of Health, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
4 Department of Nursing, School of Nursing, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh, Iran
5 Health Management and Economics Research Center, Health Management Research Institute, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
6 Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Health policymakers use a variety of policy tools. These policies are either based
on external factors or are based on paternal considerations; people may need to have help in the
selection of items that may be regretted about them in the future. However, recent research on
behavioral economics shows that major decision‑making mistakes are not only limited to vulnerable
groups but also are ubiquitous and systematic. The purpose of this study was on health policy making
with a behavioral economics approach in health promotion.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: The eligible studies were obtained from Medline (PubMed), Web of
Science, and Scopus databases. The search strategy uses a combination of keywords in the titles. The
keywords 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 reviewing
the title and abstract, 13 studies were omitted because they did not meet the inclusion criteria. Ten
articles were removed from the found articles due to the unavailability of the full text and four articles
were excluded because their method was quantitative. Finally, a total of 11 articles were eligible for
including this review study.
CONCLUSION: Recent research on behavioral economics shows that decision‑making errors are not
limited to vulnerable groups but are ubiquitous and systematic. Forgotten income or negligible income
is very high and is reasonably explained by transaction costs. Educational interventions often have
little effect and do not benefit from basic cost‑benefit tests. In addition, the seemingly insignificant
aspects of choice‑frameworks and assumptions‑often have a profound effect on behavior.
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