Financial incentive-based approaches for weight loss: a randomized trial.
- K. Volpp, L. John, A. Troxel, L. Norton, Jennifer E. Fassbender, G. Loewenstein
- MedicineJAMA
- 10 December 2008
The use of economic incentives produced significant weight loss during the 16 weeks of intervention that was not fully sustained, and incentive participants weighed significantly less at 7 months than at the study start.
A randomized, controlled trial of financial incentives for smoking cessation.
- K. Volpp, A. Troxel, J. Audrain-McGovern
- MedicineNew England Journal of Medicine
- 12 February 2009
In this study of employees of one large company, financial incentives for smoking cessation significantly increased the rates of smoking cessation.
Financial Incentives for Extended Weight Loss: A Randomized, Controlled Trial
- L. John, G. Loewenstein, A. Troxel, L. Norton, Jennifer E. Fassbender, K. Volpp
- MedicineJournal of general internal medicine
- 20 January 2011
Financial incentives produced significant weight loss over an 8-month intervention; however, participants regained weight post-intervention.
Consumers' misunderstanding of health insurance.
- G. Loewenstein, J. Friedman, K. Volpp
- Medicine, Political ScienceJournal of Health Economics
- 1 September 2013
Wearable devices as facilitators, not drivers, of health behavior change.
- Mitesh S. Patel, D. Asch, K. Volpp
- MedicineJAMA
- 3 February 2015
Several large technology companies including Apple, Google, and Samsung are entering the expanding market of population health with the introduction of wearable devices, and while these devices are increasing in popularity, little evidence suggests that they are bridging the gap between recording information and changing behavior.
Accuracy of smartphone applications and wearable devices for tracking physical activity data.
- Meredith A Case, Holland A Burwick, K. Volpp, Mitesh S. Patel
- MedicineJAMA
- 10 February 2015
The objective of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of smartphone applications and wearable devices compared with direct observation of step counts, a metric successfully used in interventions to improve clinical outcomes.
Peer Mentoring and Financial Incentives to Improve Glucose Control in African American Veterans
- Judith A. Long, Erica C. Jahnle, D. Richardson, G. Loewenstein, K. Volpp
- MedicineAnnals of Internal Medicine
- 20 March 2012
Peer mentorship improved glucose control in a cohort of African American veterans with diabetes and was a scalable approach to improving control in this population and reducing disparities in diabetic outcomes.
Enhanced active choice: A new method to motivate behavior change
- P. Keller, Bari A. Harlam, G. Loewenstein, K. Volpp
- Economics
- 1 October 2011
Individual- Versus Group-Based Financial Incentives for Weight Loss
- J. Kullgren, A. Troxel, K. Volpp
- MedicineAnnals of Internal Medicine
- 2 April 2013
A group-based financial incentive was more effective than an individual incentive and monthly weigh-ins at promoting weight loss among obese employees at 24 weeks.
Randomized trial of four financial-incentive programs for smoking cessation.
- S. Halpern, B. French, K. Volpp
- Medicine, PsychologyNew England Journal of Medicine
- 27 May 2015
Reward-based programs were much more commonly accepted than deposit-based Programs, leading to higher rates of sustained abstinence from smoking, and group-oriented incentive programs were no more effective than individual-oriented programs.
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