SynthesisAmerican journal of public health2015
Agent-based modeling of noncommunicable diseases: a systematic review.
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59 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- A systematic review of empirical and simulation studies evaluating the health impact of transportation interventions.Environmental research · 2020Pooled it
- Complex Systems Approaches to Diet: A Systematic Review.American journal of preventive medicine · 2019Pooled it
- Lessons from a decade of individual-based models for infectious disease transmission: a systematic review (2006-2015).BMC infectious diseases · 2017Pooled it
- An agent-based model to investigate the effects of urban segregation around the clock on inequalities in health behaviour.EPJ data science · 2026Article
- Simulated retail food environments: A literature review of systems science approaches to advance equity in access to healthy diets.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2025Review
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- Modelling HIV/AIDS epidemiological complexity: A scoping review of Agent-Based Models and their application.PloS one · 2024Article
- Active mobility and mental health: A scoping review towards a healthier world.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2024Article
- The long-term effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of public health interventions; how can we model behavior? A review.Health economics · 2023Review
- Applications of agent-based modeling in trauma research.Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy · 2023Article
- Understanding the Impact of Social Networks on the Spread of Obesity.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Simulation Models for Suicide Prevention: A Survey of the State-of-the-Art.Computers (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- A Systematic Review of Systems Science Approaches to Understand and Address Domestic and Gender-Based Violence.Journal of family violence · 2023Article
- Estimating the impact of nutrition and physical activity policies with quasi-experimental methods and simulation modelling: an integrative review of methods, challenges and synergies.European journal of public health · 2022Review
- Evaluating the impact of community interventions on childhood obesity in populations living in low-income households in Los Angeles: A simulation study.Pediatric obesity · 2022Article
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- A scoping review of systems approaches for increasing physical activity in populations.Health research policy and systems · 2022Article
- Intersectoral collaboration in the management of non-communicable disease's risk factors in Iran: stakeholders and social network analysis.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Applications of Complex Systems Models to Improve Retail Food Environments for Population Health: A Scoping Review.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2022Article
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Abstract
We reviewed the use of agent-based modeling (ABM), a systems science method, in understanding noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and their public health risk factors. We systematically reviewed studies in PubMed, ScienceDirect, and Web of Sciences published from January 2003 to July 2014. We retrieved 22 relevant articles; each had an observational or interventional design. Physical activity and diet were the most-studied outcomes. Often, single agent types were modeled, and the environment was usually irrelevant to the studied outcome. Predictive validation and sensitivity analyses were most used to validate models. Although increasingly used to study NCDs, ABM remains underutilized and, where used, is suboptimally reported in public health studies. Its use in studying NCDs will benefit from clarified best practices and improved rigor to establish its usefulness and facilitate replication, interpretation, and application.
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