Personal financial incentives for changing habitual health-related behaviors: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Personal financial incentives for changing habitual health-related behaviors: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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个人经济激励措施改变了与健康相关的行为:系统评价和荟萃分析。
DOI:
10.1016/j.ypmed.2015.03.001
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发表时间:
2015-06
影响因子:
5.1
通讯作者:
Marteau TM
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作者:
Mantzari E;Vogt F;Shemilt I;Wei Y;Higgins JP;Marteau TM
Uncertainty remains about whether personal financial incentives could achieve sustained changes in health-related behaviors that would reduce the fast-growing global non-communicable disease burden. This review aims to estimate whether: i. financial incentives achieve sustained changes in smoking, eating, alcohol consumption and physical activity; ii. effectiveness is modified by (a) the target behavior, (b) incentive value and attainment certainty, (c) recipients' deprivation level. Multiple sources were searched for trials offering adults financial incentives and assessing outcomes relating to pre-specified behaviors at a minimum of six months from baseline. Analyses included random-effects meta-analyses and meta-regressions grouped by timed endpoints. Of 24,265 unique identified articles, 34 were included in the analysis. Financial incentives increased behavior-change, with effects sustained until 18 months from baseline (OR: 1.53, 95% CI 1.05–2.23) and three months post-incentive removal (OR: 2.11, 95% CI 1.21–3.67). High deprivation increased incentive effects (OR: 2.17; 95% CI 1.22–3.85), but only at > 6–12 months from baseline. Other assessed variables did not independently modify effects at any time-point. Personal financial incentives can change habitual health-related behaviors and help reduce health inequalities. However, their role in reducing disease burden is potentially limited given current evidence that effects dissipate beyond three months post-incentive removal. Sustained changes in health behaviours would reduce non-communicable disease burden. Personal financial incentives can change habitual health-behaviours. Personal financial incentives may help reduce health inequalities. The impact of financial incentives is not sustained long after incentive removal. The role of financial incentives in reducing disease burden is potentially limited.