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Document ID (ISN)110144
CIS number 09-1063
ISSN - Serial title 1076-2752 - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Year 2007
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Finkelstein E.A., Linnan L.A., Tate D.F., Birken B.E.
Title A pilot study testing the effect of different levels of financial incentives on weight loss among overweight employees
Bibliographic information Sep. 2007, Vol.49, No.9, p.981-989. Illus. 16 ref.
Abstract To test the effectiveness of modest financial incentives to encourage weight loss among overweight employees, a randomized design was applied with measurements at baseline, three and six months, and three levels of financial incentives (none, USD 7.00 and USD 14.00 per percentage point of weight lost). Payments were structured so that all participants had equal ability to obtain the incentives during the study period. At three months, participants with no financial incentive lost 2.0 pounds, those in the USD 7.00 group lost approximately 3.0 pounds and those in the USD 14.00 group lost 4.7 pounds. However after six months, weight losses were similar across groups. Implications of these findings are discussed.
Descriptors (primary) health programmes; body weight; obesity; payment by results
Descriptors (secondary) USA; programme evaluation; motivation
Document type D - Periodical articles
Country / State or ProvinceUSA
Subject(s) Medicine, hygiene and first aid
Broad subject area(s) Industries and occupations
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
Browse category(ies) Workplace health promotion
Metabolic diseases