Assured , or " sure thing , " incentives and objective behavioral assessment in particular appear to moderate incentive effectiveness .
The effect estimate from the meta- analysis suggests that financial incentives increase exercise session attendance for interventions up to 6 months in duration .
CONTEXT Less than 5 % of U.S. adults accumulate the required dose of exercise to maintain health .
Behavioral economics has stimulated renewed interest in economic-based , population -level health interventions to address this issue .
Despite widespread implementation of financial incentive-based public health and workplace wellness policies , the effects of financial incentives on exercise initiation and maintenance in adults remain unclear .
Preventing weight gain in adults: the pound of prevention study.
OBJECTIVES This study examined whether weight gain with age could be prevented through the use of a low-intensity intervention . METHODS Participants , 228 men and 998 women recruited from diverse sources , were r and omized to one of the following groups : ( 1 ) no-contact control , ( 2 ) education through monthly newsletters , or ( 3 ) education plus incentives for participation . All participants were weighed and completed question naires about behaviors and attitudes related to weight at baseline and annually for 3 years thereafter . RESULTS Individuals in intervention groups reported favorable changes over time in frequency of weighting and healthy dieting practice s relative to those in the control group . These behavior changes were in turn related to a reduced rate of weight gain over time . However , weight gain over 3 years did not differ significantly by treatment group . CONCLUSIONS This low-intensity educational approach to weight gain prevention sustained interest over a lengthy time period and was associated positively with behavior change , but it was not strong enough to significantly reduce weight gain with age
Assured , or " sure thing , " incentives and objective behavioral assessment in particular appear to moderate incentive effectiveness .
The effect estimate from the meta- analysis suggests that financial incentives increase exercise session attendance for interventions up to 6 months in duration .
CONTEXT Less than 5 % of U.S. adults accumulate the required dose of exercise to maintain health .
Behavioral economics has stimulated renewed interest in economic-based , population -level health interventions to address this issue .
Despite widespread implementation of financial incentive-based public health and workplace wellness policies , the effects of financial incentives on exercise initiation and maintenance in adults remain unclear .