A socioecological model of multilevel determinants for proactive health behaviors among Chinese adults with chronic diseases
Chaoyi Chen, Yanhua Hao, Weilan Xu, Ze Liu, Yuwei Zhang, Zhanchun Feng · 2025
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Chaoyi Chen and co-authors model what makes Chinese adults with chronic disease take charge of their own health. Proactive habits, from diet to checkups, shape outcomes. The team surveyed 805 patients and sorted them by behavior profile. Over half landed in the highly proactive group.
Older age, marriage and city living predicted stronger habits. So did firm health intentions, confidence and positive beliefs. Community support helped too. One policy detail stood out: patients who found drug payment caps adequate had twice the odds of proactive behavior. The authors urge insurers to act as health investors, using behavioral design to reward healthy steps rather than only paying bills.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Chaoyi Chen, Yanhua Hao, Weilan Xu, Ze Liu, Yuwei Zhang, Zhanchun Feng |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 43 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |