The effectiveness of financial incentives for health behaviour change: Systematic review and meta-analysis

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Giles, Emma L ^a   Robalino, Shannon ^a   McColl, Elaine ^b   Sniehotta, Falko F ^a   Adams, Jean ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; EFFECT SIZE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTING FINANCIAL INCENTIVE; HEPATITIS B VACCINATION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; META ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REVIEW; SCREENING; SMOKING CESSATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VACCINATION; FACTUAL DATABASE; INTERVENTION STUDY; MOTIVATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; REGISTER; RISK;

DATABASES, FACTUAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MOTIVATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; ODDS RATIO; REGISTRIES; RISK; SMOKING CESSATION;

EID: 84897550170     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0090347     Document Type: Review

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