The impact of alternative incentive schemes on completion of health risk assessments

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 184-188

  Haisley, Emily ^a   Volpp, Kevin G ^b   Pellathy, Thomas ^c   Loewenstein, George ^d  

^a Barclays   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c MCKINSEY AND COMPANY   (United States)

^d CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral economics; Corporate wellness programs; Health incentives; Health risk assessments; Prevention research; Preventive health care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL MARKETING; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MOTIVATION; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL MARKETING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84858306542     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/ajhp.100729-ARB-257     Document Type: Review

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