RT Book, Section
A1 Volpp, Kevin G.
A1 Loewenstein, George
A1 Asch, David A.
A2 Jameson, J. Larry
A2 Fauci, Anthony S.
A2 Kasper, Dennis L.
A2 Hauser, Stephen L.
A2 Longo, Dan L.
A2 Loscalzo, Joseph
SR Print(0)
ID 1156564847
T1 Behavioral Economics and Health
T2 Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 20e
YR 2018
FD 2018
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259644016
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1156564847
RD 2024/04/25
AB Tobacco  use,  physical  inactivity,  unhealthy  diet,  excessive  alcohol  use,  and  other  individual  behaviors  are  estimated  to  underlie  40%  of  premature  mortality  in  the  United  States.  Approximately  75%  of  the  $3  trillion  currently  spent  on  health  care  in  the  United  States  is  attributable  to  cancer,  heart  disease,  type  2  diabetes,  and  obesity,  and  each  of  these  conditions  is  strongly  influenced  by  behavior.  Nearly  one-half  of  patients  prescribed  medications  to  lower  their  cholesterol  within  1  year  following  myocardial  infarction  stop  taking  these  drugs—even  when  they  are  provided  free  of  charge.  Despite  great  advances  in  the  science  and  technology  of  health  care,  a  large  gap  separates  theoretically  achievable  goals  in  health  and  health  care  from  what  individuals  and  populations  actually  reach.  Human  behavior  is  both  a  major  contributor  to  health  problems  and  a  barrier  to  the  successful  implementation  of  solutions  to  address  them.