Categoria: 2024

Objective With obesity a major health concern and call on healthcare resources in China, we explored the preferences and willingness to pay (WTP) for obesity OMC, including the influencing factors behind WTP and preferences. Method We recruited 400 obese participants to undertake a discrete choice experiment (DCE) and the contingent value method (CVM) survey. We…

Background: As the population ages, innovative responses are urgently needed to promote physical activity at scale. Thus, this study investigated whether a step-based activity mediated by a digital solution impacts the physical functioning of community-dwelling older adults. The secondary aims were to assess whether the same activity impacts cognitive and psychosocial functioning and explore participants’…

Abstract Digital and data technologies are increasingly being implemented to meet a range of global health needs, including strengthening health systems, improving efficiency and advancing universal health coverage. However, there is limited quantitative evidence and few standardized methodologies for analyzing the health impact and cost-effectiveness of digital and data technologies in health systems in low-…