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Developing agent-based models of complex health behaviour.
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Health & place [Health Place] 2018 Nov; Vol. 54, pp. 170-177. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Oct 02. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Managing non-communicable diseases requires policy makers to adopt a whole systems perspective that adequately represents the complex causal architecture of human behaviour. Agent-based modelling is a computational method to understand the behaviour of complex systems by simulating the actions of entities within the system, including the way these individuals influence and are influenced by their physical and social environment. The potential benefits of this method have led to several calls for greater use in public health research. We discuss three challenges facing potential modellers: model specification, obtaining required data, and developing good practices. We also present steps to assist researchers to meet these challenges and implement their agent-based model.<br /> (Copyright © 2018 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.)
- Subjects :
- Health Policy
Humans
Health Behavior
Public Health
Systems Analysis
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1873-2054
- Volume :
- 54
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Health & place
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 30290315
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2018.08.022