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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="review-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">Sociology of Medicine</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">Sociology of Medicine</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Социология медицины</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">1728-2810</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">2413-2942</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">Eco-Vector</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">702278</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.17816/socm702278</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="edn">SBLMAI</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>HEALTH ECONOMICS</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>ЭКОНОМИКА ЗДРАВООХРАНЕНИЯ</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Review Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">Wellness economy as the basis of the modern concept of health preservation</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Велнес-экономика как основа современной концепции здоровьесбережения</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6316-1192</contrib-id><contrib-id contrib-id-type="spin">9994-1603</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Kochkurova</surname><given-names>Elena A.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Кочкурова</surname><given-names>Елена Адольфовна</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Cand. Sci. (Economics), Assistant Professor</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>канд. экон. наук, доцент</p></bio><email>elenakochkurova@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff2"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7501-1693</contrib-id><contrib-id contrib-id-type="spin">8087-8626</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Kochkurov</surname><given-names>Alexey S.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Кочкуров</surname><given-names>Алексей Сергеевич</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><email>kochkurov64@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Privolzhsky Research Medical University</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Приволжский исследовательский медицинский университет</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><aff-alternatives id="aff2"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Lobachevsky National Research Nizhny Novgorod State University</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Национальный исследовательский Нижегородский государственный университет им. Н.И. Лобачевского</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="preprint" iso-8601-date="2026-06-14" publication-format="electronic"><day>14</day><month>06</month><year>2026</year></pub-date><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2026-09-03" publication-format="electronic"><day>03</day><month>09</month><year>2026</year></pub-date><volume>25</volume><issue>1</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en"/><issue-title xml:lang="ru"/><fpage>67</fpage><lpage>77</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2026-02-06"><day>06</day><month>02</month><year>2026</year></date><date date-type="accepted" iso-8601-date="2026-05-07"><day>07</day><month>05</month><year>2026</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2026, Eco-Vector</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2026, Эко-Вектор</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2026</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Eco-Vector</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Эко-Вектор</copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" start_date="2029-09-03"/><license><ali:license_ref xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/">https://eco-vector.com/for_authors.php#07</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://rjsocmed.com/1728-2810/article/view/702278">https://rjsocmed.com/1728-2810/article/view/702278</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p>In the national development programs of modern states, the terms health preservation and healthy lifestyle frequently appear. Health preservation concepts are widespread in fields such as psychology, sociology, and economics. Self-care has expanded beyond basic care. Consumers no longer view spending on health as a luxury or an optional expense but rather as a necessity for increasing life expectancy and improving mental resilience.</p> <p>The wellness economy is adapting to new models of consumer behavior, creating new business formats in the field of public health. All activities that generate income for the wellness economy contribute to increasing people's responsibility for their health and promoting a healthy lifestyle. The economic efficiency of production and service provision should be complemented by a social component aimed at preserving citizens' health.</p> <p>The review presents the opinions of domestic and foreign experts—doctors, economists, managers, sociologists, and psychologists—on the development of new approaches in public health, the reorientation of consumers toward a healthy lifestyle, as well as stimulating new business ideas, the introduction of innovations, and health-preserving technologies. New areas of activity focused on health improvement can expand the scope of scientific and clinical research dedicated to health preservation.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p>В национальных программах развития современных государств часто встречаются такие термины, как «здоровьесбережение» и «здоровый образ жизни». Концепции здоровьесбережения получили широкое распространение в таких областях, как психология, социология и экономика. Забота о себе вышла за рамки базового ухода. Потребители перестают рассматривать расходы на здоровье как роскошь или необязательные затраты и начинают воспринимать их как необходимые для увеличения продолжительности жизни и повышения психической устойчивости.</p> <p>Велнес-экономика адаптируется к новым моделям потребительского поведения, формируя новые бизнес-форматы в сфере общественного здоровья. Все направления деятельности, обеспечивающие доход велнес-экономики, способствуют повышению ответственности населения за своё здоровье и пропаганде здорового образа жизни. Экономическая эффективность производства и предоставления услуг должна дополняться социальной составляющей, направленной на сохранение здоровья граждан.</p> <p>В обзоре представлены мнения отечественных и зарубежных специалистов — врачей, экономистов, менеджеров, социологов и психологов — о развитии новых подходов в общественном здравоохранении, переориентации потребителей на здоровый образ жизни, а также стимулировании появления новых бизнес-идей, внедрении инноваций и здоровьесберегающих технологий. Новые сферы деятельности, ориентированные на оздоровление, способны расширить область научных и клинических исследований, посвящённых сохранению здоровья.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>health preservation</kwd><kwd>healthy lifestyle economics</kwd><kwd>wellness economy</kwd><kwd>review</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>здоровьесбережение</kwd><kwd>экономика здорового образа жизни</kwd><kwd>велнес-экономика</kwd><kwd>обзор</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group/></article-meta></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><mixed-citation>Balwan WKh, Kour S. Lifestyle Diseases: The Link between Modern Lifestyle and threat to public health. Saudi J Med Pharm Sci. 2021;7(4):179–184. doi: 10.36348/sjmps.2021.v07i04.003 EDN: XAHXUW</mixed-citation></ref><ref id="B2"><label>2.</label><mixed-citation>Layard R. Happiness: Lessons from a New Science. Translated from English by I. Kushnareva. Moscow: Gaidar Institute Press; 2012. 413 p. 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