Dr Jennifer Badham jennifer.badham@durham.ac.uk
Assistant Professor
Developing agent-based models of complex health behaviour
Badham, Jennifer; Chattoe-Brown, Edmund; Gilbert, Nigel; Chalabi, Zaid; Kee, Frank; Hunter, Ruth F.
Authors
Edmund Chattoe-Brown
Nigel Gilbert
Zaid Chalabi
Frank Kee
Ruth F. Hunter
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.
Citation
Badham, J., Chattoe-Brown, E., Gilbert, N., Chalabi, Z., Kee, F., & Hunter, R. F. (2018). Developing agent-based models of complex health behaviour. Health & Place, 54, 170-177. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2018.08.022
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Aug 29, 2018 |
Online Publication Date | Oct 2, 2018 |
Publication Date | 2018-11 |
Deposit Date | Sep 29, 2021 |
Publicly Available Date | Sep 29, 2021 |
Journal | Health & Place |
Print ISSN | 1353-8292 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 54 |
Pages | 170-177 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2018.08.022 |
Public URL | https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1234776 |
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