Validated survey tools are useful for characterizing patient health behavior As we have previously mentioned in this series, demographic and health trends are increasing the need for healthcare services tailored to menopausal and post-menopausal women. Similar to chronic conditions, patients’ self-management of the menopause transition, including adherence to therapeutic recommendations, may be the single greatest…

As described in the previous articles in this series, the mind has two systems of thinking. System 1 is immediate and spontaneous, System 2 is reflective and conscious. System 1 governs our immediate, impulsive reactions and is responsible for 95%1 of the decisions we make; it is driven by heuristics (i.e., cognitive shortcuts), which make…

People invoke many reasons to explain their medication non-adherence. Oftentimes, these explanations are based on some type of cost-benefit analysis. Behavioral science can shed light on how medication adherence decisions are made and how healthcare providers might influence such choices to better help their patients. Rational “econs” and irrational humans do not have the same…