ReviewAnnual review of public health2012
Systems science methods in public health: dynamics, networks, and agents.
Review in Annual review of public health, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04356274 (Participatory System Dynamics vs Audit and Feedback), which is not on this map. Cited by 296 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
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Participatory System Dynamics vs Audit and Feedback: A Cluster Randomized Trial of Mechanisms of Implementation Change to Expand Reach of Evidence-based Addiction and Mental Health Care
Who cites it
296 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Whole systems approaches to obesity and other complex public health challenges: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2019Pooled it
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- Using Collaborative Model Building to Better Understand the Mechanisms of Alcohol-Involved Sexual Violence on College Campuses: Post Hoc Protocol.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- Systems Science in Nutrition and Dietetics Research: A Practical Lens for Applying Systems Approaches in Research.Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association · 2026Review
- Participatory systems modelling to improve mental health systems in Bogotá, Colombia: stakeholders' perspectives, experiences and networks.International journal of mental health systems · 2026Article
- Relative contributions of public and domestic transmission domains in cholera outbreaks in displacement camps: an exploratory agent-based modeling study.Epidemiology and infection · 2026Article
- Mapping Methods: Charting Future Priorities for Research Methods in Dissemination and Implementation Science.Research square · 2026Article
236 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
Complex systems abound in public health. Complex systems are made up of heterogeneous elements that interact with one another, have emergent properties that are not explained by understanding the individual elements of the system, persist over time, and adapt to changing circumstances. Public health is starting to use results from systems science studies to shape practice and policy, for example in preparing for global pandemics. However, systems science study designs and analytic methods remain underutilized and are not widely featured in public health curricula or training. In this review we present an argument for the utility of systems science methods in public health, introduce three important systems science methods (system dynamics, network analysis, and agent-based modeling), and provide three case studies in which these methods have been used to answer important public health science questions in the areas of infectious disease, tobacco control, and obesity.
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