Trial reportHealth psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association2020
Small sustainable monetary donation-based incentives to promote physical activity: A randomized controlled trial.
Trial report in Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Prosocial Interventions and Health Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.JAMA network open · 2023Pooled it
- Pay-it-forward intervention increased pneumococcal vaccine uptake among older adults in China: a randomized controlled trial.BMC medicine · 2026Trial
- Exploring novel determinants of exercise behavior: a lagged exposure-wide approach.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2025Article
- The reciprocal relationship between physical activity and prosocial behavior among rural left-behind children: a cross-lagged mediation analysis of psychological resilience.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Testing an insurance-based monetary incentive program for exercise: RCT design and rationale.Contemporary clinical trials · 2023Article
- Promoting Adherence to Joint Exercise Using the Donation Model: Proof via a Motion-Detecting Mobile Exercise Coaching Application.Yonsei medical journal · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo pilot test two low-cost and thus financially sustainable incentive programs to promote physical activity (PA) among low-active adults in a community setting.
methodIn a three-arm randomized controlled trial the effects of small monetary incentives (cash incentives $1/day;
resultsQuantile regression models showed promising effects of treatment allocation on the primary outcome (attendance) adjusted for age and employment. There was a difference between cash incentives and control conditions such that median attendance in the cash incentives condition was 19.24 visits more over 12 months (
conclusionsThese promising findings provide early support for small monetary incentives and charitable donations for promoting PA in community settings. Further research on the efficacy of using financially sustainable incentive programs, including charitable donations, for PA through community organizations (e.g., YMCAs) seems warranted. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).
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