Public attitudes to implementing financial incentives in stopsmoking services in Ireland.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Financial incentives improve stop-smoking service outcomes. Views on acceptability can influence implementation success. To inform implementation planning in Ireland, public attitudes on financial incentives to stop smoking were measured.

Methods

A cross-sectional telephone survey was administered to 1000 people in Ireland aged ≥15 years in 2022, sampled through random digit dialing. The questionnaire included items on support for financial incentives under different conditions. Prevalence of support was calculated with 95% Confidence Intervals (CIs) and multiple logistic regression identified associated factors using adjusted odds ratios (AORs) with 95% CIs.

Results

Almost half (47.0%, 95% CI: 43.9-50.1) of the participants supported at least one type of

SUBMITTER: Cosgrave E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10068872 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature