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July 23, 2025

Common drivers of questionable health behaviours identified across 33 countries and five continents

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IŽIris ŽeželjUniversity of BelgradeMPMarija PetrovićUniversity of BelgradeALAleksandra LazićUniversity of Belgrade

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Implication

Large-scale study finds health behaviours like non-adherence and alternative medicine usage relate to psychological factors, suggesting improvements for health systems.

Key Points

  • Core finding reveals a positive association between non-adherence to medical advice and use of alternative medicine in 32 countries.
  • Study involved 15,218 participants, with nearly all reporting engagement in questionable health behaviours.
  • Key predictors include negative healthcare experiences and flawed beliefs, with significant effect sizes observed.
  • Advancing public health necessitates improved trust, patient experience, and screening for unfounded beliefs among individuals.

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Žeželj et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/689a0621e6551bb0af8cddd3https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/tkj7u_v1
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