How and why do financial incentives contribute to helping people stop smoking? A realist review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Tobacco smoking remains a key cause of preventable illness and death globally. In response, many countries provide extensive services to help people to stop smoking by offering a variety of effective behavioural and pharmacological therapies. However, many people who wish to stop smoking do not have access to or use stop smoking supports, and new modes of support, including the use of financial incentives, are needed to address this issue. A realist review of published international literature was undertaken to understand how, why, for whom, and in which circumstances financial incentives contribute to success in stopping smoking for general population groups and among pregnant women.

Methods

Systematic searches were undertaken from inception to February 2022 of f

SUBMITTER: Siersbaek R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10873947 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature