Abstract:
:This paper reviews research studies evaluating the use of financial incentives to promote weight control conducted between 1972 and 2010. It provides an overview of behavioral theories pertaining to incentives and describes empirical studies evaluating specific aspects of incentives. Research on financial incentives and weight control has a history spanning more than 30 years. Early studies were guided by operant learning concepts from Psychology, while more recent studies have relied on economic theory. Both theoretical orientations argue that providing financial rewards for losing weight should motivate people to engage in behaviors that produce weight loss. Empirical research has strongly supported this idea. However, results vary widely due to differences in incentive size and schedule, as well as contextual factors. Thus, many important questions about the use of incentives have not yet been clearly answered. Weight-maintenance studies using financial incentives are particularly sparse, so that their long-term efficacy and thus, value in addressing the public health problem of obesity is unclear. Major obstacles to sustained applications of incentive in weight control are funding sources and acceptance by those who might benefit.
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Prev Medjournal_title
Preventive medicineauthors
Jeffery RWdoi
10.1016/j.ypmed.2011.12.024subject
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2012-11-01 00:00:00pages
S61-7eissn
0091-7435issn
1096-0260pii
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55 Supplpub_type
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pub_type: 评论,杂志文章
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pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1998-09-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2006-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Preventive medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2007-07-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2004-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2008-07-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,多中心研究,随机对照试验
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更新日期:2003-12-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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