Helping patients make better decisions: How to apply behavioral economics in clinical practice

Patient Preference and Adherence

Volumn 8, Issue , 2014, Pages 1503-1512

  Courtney, Maureen Reni ^a   Spivey, Christy ^a   Daniel, Kathy M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Commitment devices; Defaults; Health care; Incentives; Message framing; Nursing; Social norms

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FRAMING BIAS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; SELF CARE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 84908283610     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1177889X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/PPA.S71224     Document Type: Article

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