Journal article
Evaluating the Feasibility, Acceptability, and Effects of Deposit Contracts With and Without Daily Feedback to Promote Physical Activity
Journal of physical activity & health, v 17(1)
01 Jan 2020
PMID: 31698334
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Abstract
Despite interest in financial incentive programs, evidence regarding the feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of deposit contracts (ie, use of participants' own money as a financial reward) for increasing physical activity (PA) is limited. Furthermore, evidence regarding the use of feedback within incentive programs is limited. Purpose: To evaluate: (1) the feasibility and acceptability of deposit contracts for increasing objectively measured PA and (2) the effects of deposit contracts with or without ongoing feedback on PA. Methods: Participants (n = 24) were exposed to 3 conditions (1) self-monitoring, (2) incentive, and (3) incentive with feedback in an ABACABAC design, with the order of incentive conditions counterbalanced across participants. Results: Effect sizes suggest that individuals had a modest increase in PA during the incentive conditions compared with self-monitoring. Presentation order moderated results, such that individuals exposed to incentives with feedback first performed more poorly across both incentive conditions. In addition, individuals often cited the deposit contract as a reason for not enrolling, and those who did participate reported inadequate acceptability of the incentives and feedback. Conclusions: Results suggest that while deposit contracts may engender modest increases in PA, this type of incentive may not be feasible or acceptable for promoting PA.
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- Title
- Evaluating the Feasibility, Acceptability, and Effects of Deposit Contracts With and Without Daily Feedback to Promote Physical Activity
- Creators
- Stephanie G. Kerrigan - Yale Sch Med, Dept Psychiat, Program Obes Weight & Eating Res, New Haven, CT 06510 USAEvan M. Forman - Drexel UniversityMitesh Patel - Univ Penn, Dept Med, Perelman Sch Med, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USADave Williams - Brown Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Behav & Social Sci, Providence, RI USAFengqing Zhang - Drexel UniversityRoss D. Crosby - Sanford Ctr Biobehav Res, Fargo, ND USAMeghan L. Butryn - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Journal of physical activity & health, v 17(1)
- Publisher
- Human Kinetics Publ Inc
- Number of pages
- 8
- Grant note
- Qualtrics Psi Chi American College of Sports Medicine
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences (Psychology); Center for Weight, Eating and Lifestyle Science (WELL) [Historical]
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000540507800005
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85077467675
- Other Identifier
- 991019168471104721
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