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Perspectives on the Form, Magnitude, Certainty, Target, and Frequency of Financial Incentives in a Weight Loss Program.

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Krukowski, RA; Harvey, JR; Naud, S; Finkelstein, EA; West, DS
Published in: Am J Health Promot
July 2022

PURPOSE: Financial incentives are a promising approach to enhance weight loss outcomes; however, little guidance exists on the optimal incentive structure. DESIGN: Mixed methods. SETTING: An online weight management trial, combining outcome (i.e., weight loss) and behavioral (i.e., self-weighing, dietary self-monitoring, and steps) incentives over 12 months (up to $665). SUBJECTS: 116 participants who completed the incentive preference assessment at the 18-month follow-up visit. METHOD: Response distributions on the form, magnitude, certainty, and target of the incentives and content analysis of the qualitative responses. RESULTS: Nearly all (96.6%) participants indicated they liked receiving electronic Amazon gift cards, more so than the alternatives presented. Most participants (81.0%) thought they would have lost a similar amount of weight if the incentives were smaller. Few (18.1%) indicated they would have preferred a lottery structure, but 50.8% indicated the variable incentive schedule was beneficial during the maintenance period. Most (77.6%) felt incentives were most helpful when starting to lose weight. In both phases, most participants (85.3% and 72.4%, respectively) indicated appropriate behaviors were incentivized. Participants had mixed views on whether outcome or behavioral incentives were most motivating. CONCLUSION: There was notable variation in preferences for the magnitude, duration, and timing of incentives; it will be important to examine in future research whether incentive design should be tailored to individual preferences.

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Am J Health Promot

DOI

EISSN

2168-6602

Publication Date

July 2022

Volume

36

Issue

6

Start / End Page

996 / 1004

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Weight Reduction Programs
  • Weight Loss
  • Public Health
  • Motivation
  • Internet-Based Intervention
  • Humans
  • 1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy
  • 1117 Public Health and Health Services
  • 1106 Human Movement and Sports Sciences
 

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Krukowski, R. A., Harvey, J. R., Naud, S., Finkelstein, E. A., & West, D. S. (2022). Perspectives on the Form, Magnitude, Certainty, Target, and Frequency of Financial Incentives in a Weight Loss Program. Am J Health Promot, 36(6), 996–1004. https://doi.org/10.1177/08901171221078843
Krukowski, Rebecca A., Jean R. Harvey, Shelly Naud, Eric A. Finkelstein, and Delia S. West. “Perspectives on the Form, Magnitude, Certainty, Target, and Frequency of Financial Incentives in a Weight Loss Program.Am J Health Promot 36, no. 6 (July 2022): 996–1004. https://doi.org/10.1177/08901171221078843.
Krukowski RA, Harvey JR, Naud S, Finkelstein EA, West DS. Perspectives on the Form, Magnitude, Certainty, Target, and Frequency of Financial Incentives in a Weight Loss Program. Am J Health Promot. 2022 Jul;36(6):996–1004.
Krukowski, Rebecca A., et al. “Perspectives on the Form, Magnitude, Certainty, Target, and Frequency of Financial Incentives in a Weight Loss Program.Am J Health Promot, vol. 36, no. 6, July 2022, pp. 996–1004. Pubmed, doi:10.1177/08901171221078843.
Krukowski RA, Harvey JR, Naud S, Finkelstein EA, West DS. Perspectives on the Form, Magnitude, Certainty, Target, and Frequency of Financial Incentives in a Weight Loss Program. Am J Health Promot. 2022 Jul;36(6):996–1004.
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Published In

Am J Health Promot

DOI

EISSN

2168-6602

Publication Date

July 2022

Volume

36

Issue

6

Start / End Page

996 / 1004

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Weight Reduction Programs
  • Weight Loss
  • Public Health
  • Motivation
  • Internet-Based Intervention
  • Humans
  • 1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy
  • 1117 Public Health and Health Services
  • 1106 Human Movement and Sports Sciences