A systematic review of financial incentives for dietary behavior change

Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 114, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1023-1035

  Purnell, Jason Q ^a   Gernes, Rebecca ^a   Stein, Rick ^b   Sherraden, Margaret S ^c   Knoblock Hahn, Amy ^d  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^d VA St Louis Healthcare System   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior change; Diet; Incentives; Intervention; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; DIET; ECONOMICS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INCENTIVES; INTERVENTION; MOTIVATION; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REWARD; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

BEHAVIOR CHANGE; DIET; INCENTIVES; INTERVENTION; WEIGHT LOSS;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY AS TOPIC; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REWARD; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84904739919     PISSN: 22122672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jand.2014.03.011     Document Type: Article

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