Acceptability of financial incentives for maintenance of weight loss in mid-older adults: a mixed methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Health insurers worldwide implement financial incentive schemes to encourage health-related behaviours, including to facilitate weight loss. The maintenance of weight loss is a public health challenge, and as non-communicable diseases become more prevalent with increasing age, mid-older adults could benefit from programs which motivate weight loss maintenance. However, little is understood about their perceptions of using financial incentives to maintain weight loss.

Methods

We used mixed methods to explore the attitudes and views of participants who had completed an Australian weight loss and lifestyle modification program offered to overweight and obese health insurance members with weight-related chronic diseases, about the acceptability and usefulness of diffe

SUBMITTER: McGill B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5811982 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature