Objective Financial incentives are effective in encouraging healthy behaviours, yet concerns
about acceptability remain. We conducted a systematic review exploring acceptability of …

Background The use of financial incentives or pay-for-performance programs for health care
providers has triggered emerging interest in the use of financial incentives for encouraging …

Background There is evidence that financial incentive interventions, which include both
financial rewards and also penalties, are effective in encouraging healthy behaviours …

Background Whilst it is recommended that babies are breastfed exclusively for the first six
months, many mothers do not maintain breastfeeding for this length of time. Previous …

The acceptability of an Internet-based contingency management (CM) intervention for
cigarette smoking was evaluated in two experiments. In Experiment 1, 67 participants (46 …

Background Health insurers worldwide implement financial incentive schemes to encourage
health-related behaviours, including to facilitate weight loss. The maintenance of weight loss …

Objective To survey public attitudes about incentives for smoking cessation in pregnancy
and for breast feeding to inform trial design. Design Cross-sectional survey. Setting and …

Rising rates of overweight and obesity are of serious concern in Canada. Until recently,
discussion of policy options to promote healthier lifestyles has ignored the topic of direct …

Introduction Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of morbidity and mortality of the
mother and child. The inability of the unborn child to protect itself, raises the social and …

Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of many adverse health outcomes for both the
mother and the unborn child (Morton et al. 2010). Indigenous people often have a higher …