National cultural characteristics as defined by Hofstede’s dimensions and their associations with population health
We found a correlation between national cultural characteristics and burden of disease. Policy-makers should consider integrating cultural factors into public health strategies to better align healthcare interventions with the local population's values and behaviours. Moreover, cross-cultural research and collaboration should increase to understand how cultural influences can be used to mitigate disease burdens and improve health outcomes globally. This study also opens a potentially new research area within population health research.
Authors
- Peter Tavel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7072-001X)
- Jana Fürstová (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4057-2540)
- Jitse P. van Dijk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0225-6811)
- Klára Maliňáková (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6939-1204)
- Radka Žídková (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3144-2437)
- Gabriel Guliš (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8174-4591)
Institutions
- University Medical Center Groningen (NL)
- University of Groningen (NL)
- University of Southern Denmark (DK)
- University of Pavol Jozef Šafárik (SK)
- Institute of Mathematics (BY)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-05-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-22915-w
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.50
Funders
- Centrum för Medicinsk Teknik och Fysik
- Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci
- European Regional Development Fund
- European Social Fund