Tian, David;
Squires, Hazel Y;
Buckley, Charlotte;
Gillespie, Duncan;
Tattan-Birch, Harry;
Shahab, Lion;
West, Robert;
... Purshouse, Robin C; + view all
(2025)
Incorporating the COM-B Model for Behavior Change into an Agent-Based Model of Smoking Behaviors: An Object-Oriented Design.
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2024 Winter Simulation Conference (WSC).
(pp. pp. 252-263).
IEEE: Orlando, FL, USA.
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Abstract
Modeling trajectories in cigarette smoking prevalence, initiation and quitting for populations and subgroups of populations is important for policy planning and evaluation. This paper proposes an agent-based model (ABM) design for simulating the smoking behaviors of a population using the Capability, Opportunity, Motivation - Behavior (COM-B) model. Capability, Opportunity and Motivation are modeled as latent composite attributes which are composed of observable factors associated with smoking behaviors. Three forms of the COM-B model are proposed to explain the transitions between smoking behaviors: initiating regular smoking uptake, making a quit attempt and quitting successfully. The ABM design follows object-oriented principles and extends an existing generic software architecture for mechanism-based modeling. The potential of the model to assess the impact of smoking policies is illustrated and discussed.
| Type: | Proceedings paper |
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| Title: | Incorporating the COM-B Model for Behavior Change into an Agent-Based Model of Smoking Behaviors: An Object-Oriented Design |
| Event: | 2024 Winter Simulation Conference (WSC) |
| Location: | Orlando, Florida |
| Dates: | 15 Dec 2024 - 18 Dec 2024 |
| ISBN-13: | 979-8-3315-3420-2 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1109/WSC63780.2024.10838986 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/ 10.1109/WSC63780.2024.10838986 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Software architecture; Object oriented modeling; Trajectory; Planning |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health > Behavioural Science and Health |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10198971 |
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