Most Doctors Ignore One of the Most Potent Ways to Improve Health, Penn Experts Say
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaLeveraging existing relationships with friends and family may be a more effective way to improve patients’ health and encourage new healthy habits and behaviors than increasing interactions with physicians or other clinicians. In a new perspective published by the New England Journal of Medicine, Penn Medicine behavioral economists suggest a five-step ladder to effectively engineering social engagements that promote health and to test their acceptability and effectiveness.