SynthesisJournal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics2014
A systematic review of financial incentives for dietary behavior change.
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36 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- An Umbrella Review and Narrative Synthesis of the Effectiveness of Interventions Aimed at Decreasing Food Prices to Increase Food Quality.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Pooled it
- Employees' Baseline Food Choices and the Effect of a Workplace Intervention to Promote Healthy Eating: Secondary Analysis of the ChooseWell 365 Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics · 2023Trial
- Randomized controlled trial of financial incentives during weight-loss induction and maintenance in online group weight control.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2022Trial
- Financial incentives to improve glycemic control in African American adults with type 2 diabetes: a pilot randomized controlled trial.BMC health services research · 2021Trial
- Cost-effectiveness of financial incentives to improve glycemic control in adults with diabetes: A pilot randomized controlled trial.PloS one · 2021Trial
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- Perceived Self-Efficacy and Financial Incentives: Factors Affecting Health Behaviors and Weight Loss in a Workplace Weight Loss Intervention.Journal of occupational and environmental medicine · 2017Trial
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- Promoting healthy behaviour with financial incentives: three challenges and solutions for large scale implementation.The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care · 2026Review
- Participation in the Georgia Food for Health programme and CVD risk factors: a longitudinal observational study.Public health nutrition · 2023Observational
- Impact of a financial incentive scheme on purchase of fruits and vegetables from unorganised retailers in rural India: a cluster-randomised controlled trial.The Lancet regional health. Southeast Asia · 2023Article
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- The Outcomes of App-Based Health Coaching to Improve Dietary Behavior Among Nurses in a Tertiary Hospital: Pilot Intervention Study.JMIR nursing · 2022Article
- A Preliminary Evaluation of Virginia Fresh Match: Impacts and Demographic Considerations for Future Fruit and Vegetable Incentive Programs.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Reasons for COVID-19 vaccine refusal among people incarcerated in Canadian federal prisons.PloS one · 2022Article
- What are the ethical implications of using prize-based contingency management in substance use? A scoping review.Harm reduction journal · 2021Article
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Abstract
In light of the obesity epidemic, there is growing interest in the use of financial incentives for dietary behavior change. Previous reviews of the literature have focused on randomized controlled trials and found mixed results. The purpose of this systematic review is to update and expand on previous reviews by considering a broader range of study designs, including randomized controlled trials, quasi-experimental, observational, and simulation studies testing the use of financial incentives to change dietary behavior and to inform both dietetic practice and research. The review was guided by theoretical consideration of the type of incentive used based on the principles of operant conditioning. There was further examination of whether studies were carried out with an institutional focus. Studies published between 2006 and 2012 were selected for review, and data were extracted regarding study population, intervention design, outcome measures, study duration and follow-up, and key findings. Twelve studies meeting selection criteria were reviewed, with 11 finding a positive association between incentives and dietary behavior change in the short term. All studies pointed to more specific information on the type, timing, and magnitude of incentives needed to motivate individuals to change behavior, the types of incentives and disincentives most likely to affect the behavior of various socioeconomic groups, and promising approaches for potential policy and practice innovations. Limitations of the studies are noted, including the lack of theoretical guidance in the selection of incentive structures and the absence of basic experimental data. Future research should consider these factors, even as policy makers and practitioners continue to experiment with this potentially useful approach to addressing obesity.
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