A preliminary randomized trial of reinforcement contingencies to improve compliance with ecological momentary assessment.

ABSTRACT: Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) methods are increasingly used by translational scientists to study real-world behavior and experience. The ability to draw meaningful conclusions from EMA research depends upon participant compliance with assessment completion. Most EMA studies provide financial compensation for compliance, but little empirical evidence addresses the impact of reinforcement parameters on the level of compliance. The purpose of this study-within-a-trial was to determine the effects of varying the amount and frequency of reinforcement on EMA compliance in a clinical sample of individuals seeking treatment for cigarette smoking. In the parent clinical trial, participants were asked to complete 9 weeks of EMA (1 daily Morning Assessment and 4 daily Random Assessments). Fol

SUBMITTER: Gass JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10782908 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature