Qualitative study of perceptions of factors contributing to success or failure among participants in a US weight loss trial of financial incentives and environmental change strategies.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The use of financial incentives and environmental change strategies to encourage health behaviour change is increasingly prevalent. However, the experiences of participants in incentive interventions are not well characterised. Examination of participant perceptions of financial incentives and environmental strategies can offer insights about how these interventions are facilitating or failing to encourage behaviour change.

Objective

This study aimed to learn how participants in a randomised trial that tested financial incentives and environmental interventions to support weight loss perceived factors contributing to their success or failure in the trial.

Design

Qualitative study with one-time interviews of trial participants with high and low success in lo

SUBMITTER: Glanz K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10982703 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature