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Does health information affect lifestyle behaviours? The impact of a diabetes diagnosis

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.115420

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Despite an increasing interest in the effect of health information on health-behaviours, evidence on the causal impact of a diagnosis on lifestyle factors is still mixed and does not often account for long-term effects. We explore the role of health information in individual health-related decisions by identifying the causal impact of a type-2 diabetes diagnosis on body mass index (BMI) and lifestyle behaviours. We employ a fuzzy regression discontinuity design (RDD) exploiting the exogenous cut-off value in the diagnosis of type-2 diabetes provided by a biomarker (glycated haemoglobin) drawn from unique administrative longitudinal data from Spain. We find that following a type-2 diabetes diagnosis individuals appear to reduce their weight in the short-term. Differently from previous studies, we also provide evidence of statistically significant long-term impacts of a type-2 diabetes diagnosis on BMI up to three years from the diagnosis. We do not find perceivable effects of a type-2 diabetes diagnosis on quitting smoking or drinking. Overall, health information appears to have a sustained causal impact on weight reduction, a key lifestyle and risk factor among individuals with type-2 diabetes.

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Diabetis, Qualitat de vida, Condició física

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Diabetes, Quality of life, Physical fitness

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GAGGERO, Alessio, et al. Does health information affect lifestyle behaviours? The impact of a diabetes diagnosis. Social Science & Medicine. 2022. Vol. 314, num. 115420. ISSN 0277-9536. [consulted: 19 of August of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/197758

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