Effects of financial incentives on motivating physical activity among older adults: results from a discrete choice experiment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is extensive evidence that regular physical activity confers numerous health benefits. Despite this, high rates of physical inactivity prevail among older adults. This study aimed to ascertain if incentives could be effective in motivating physical activity through improving uptake of walking programs, either with or without an enrolment fee to cover corresponding costs.

Methods

A discrete-choice conjoint survey was fielded to a national sample of older adults in Singapore. Each respondent was given ten pairs of hypothetical walking programs and asked to choose the option they preferred. Each option varied along several dimensions, including the level and type (cash, voucher, or health savings credit) of incentive and an enrolment fee. For each option, they

SUBMITTER: Farooqui MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3933254 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature