A Simulation Modeling Framework to Optimize Programs Using Financial Incentives to Motivate Health Behavior Change.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

While increasingly popular among mid- to large-size employers, using financial incentives to induce health behavior change among employees has been controversial, in part due to poor quality and generalizability of studies to date. Thus, fundamental questions have been left unanswered: To generate positive economic returns on investment, what level of incentive should be offered for any given type of incentive program and among which employees?

Methods

We constructed a novel modeling framework that systematically identifies how to optimize marginal return on investment from programs incentivizing behavior change by integrating commonly collected data on health behaviors and associated costs. We integrated "demand curves" capturing individual differences in respo

SUBMITTER: Basu S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4801226 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature