Challenges and opportunities for developing and implementing incentives to improve health-related behaviors in older adults

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 58, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1758-1763

  Klein, Eran ^a   Karlawish, Jason ^a,b,c,d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c PENN CMU Roybal Center on Behavioral Economics and Health   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

behavior change; decision making capacity; elderly; financial incentives

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE DEFECT; DECISION MAKING; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; EMOTION; FINANCIAL INCENTIVE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; REVIEW; REWARD; AGED; AGING; COGNITION; ECONOMICS; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGING; COGNITION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EMOTIONS; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN INCENTIVE PLANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77956321563     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.03030.x     Document Type: Review

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