Effect of Different Financial Incentive Structures on Promoting Physical Activity Among Adults

Key Points Question Is it more effective to disburse fixed total financial incentives at a constant, increasing, or decreasing rate to encourage physical activity? Findings In this randomized clinical trial, financial incentives for physical activity were significantly more effective at motivating activity during and immediately after a payment period if they were offered at a constant rate rather than an increasing or decreasing rate. Meaning This finding has implications for the design and delivery of incentive programs to promote healthy behaviors.

• Publication year

  2019

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  JAMA Network Open

• Publication date

  2019-08-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Economics

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  DOI 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.9863PMID 31441936PMCID 6714021
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