ArticleBMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation2016
A systematic review of financial incentives given in the healthcare setting; do they effectively improve physical activity levels?
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- The impact of financial incentives on physical activity for employees in the context of workplace health promotion: a systematic review.Journal of occupational health · 2024Pooled it
- Financial Incentives and Health Coaching to Improve Physical Activity Following Total Knee Replacement: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Arthritis care & research · 2018Trial
- Cost-effectiveness of incentives for physical activity in coronary heart disease in Germany: pre-trial health economic model of a complex intervention following the new MRC framework.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2024Article
- Body mass Index of children and adolescent participants in a voucher program designed to incentivise participation in sport and physical activity: A cross-sectional study.Preventive medicine reports · 2021Article
- Evaluation of a voucher scheme to increase child physical activity in participants of a school physical activity trial in the Hunter region of Australia.BMC public health · 2021Article
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- Reducing financial barriers through the implementation of voucher incentives to promote children's participation in community sport in Australia.BMC public health · 2020Article
- Perceived barriers and facilitators of the implementation of a combined lifestyle intervention with a financial incentive for chronically ill patients.BMC family practice · 2019Article
- Chronically ill patients' preferences for a financial incentive in a lifestyle intervention. Results of a discrete choice experiment.PloS one · 2019Article
- Impact of free access to leisure facilities and community outreach on inequalities in physical activity: a quasi-experimental study.Journal of epidemiology and community health · 2018Article
- The impact of financial incentives on physical activity in adults: a systematic review protocol.Systematic reviews · 2018Article
- The impact of an m-Health financial incentives program on the physical activity and diet of Australian truck drivers.BMC public health · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundAccording to current physical activity guidelines, a substantial percentage of the population in high-income countries is inactive, and inactivity is an important risk factor for chronic conditions and mortality. Financial incentives may encourage people to become more active. The objective of this review was to provide insight in the effectiveness of financial incentives used for promoting physical activity in the healthcare setting.
methodsA systematic literature search was performed in three databases: Medline, EMBASE and SciSearch. In total, 1395 papers published up until April 2015 were identified. Eleven of them were screened on in- and exclusion criteria based on the full-text publication.
resultsThree studies were included in the review. Two studies combined a financial incentive with nutrition classes or motivational interviewing. One of these provided a free membership to a sports facility and the other one provided vouchers for one episode of aerobic activities at a local leisure center or swimming pool. The third study provided a schedule for exercise sessions. None of the studies addressed the preferences of their target population with regard to financial incentives. Despite some short-term effects, neither of the studies showed significant long-term effects of the financial incentive.
conclusionsBased on the limited number of studies and the diversity in findings, no solid conclusion can be drawn regarding the effectiveness of financial incentives on physical activity in the healthcare setting. Therefore, there is a need for more research on the effectiveness of financial incentives in changing physical activity behavior in this setting. There is possibly something to be gained by studying the preferred type and size of the financial incentive.
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