Effect of Behavioral Economic Incentives for Colorectal Cancer Screening in a Randomized Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background & aims

Financial incentives might increase participation in prevention such as screening colonoscopy. We studied whether incentives informed by behavioral economics increase participation in risk assessment for colorectal cancer (CRC) and completion of colonoscopy for eligible adults.

Methods

Employees of a large academic health system (50-64 y old; n = 1977) were randomly assigned to groups that underwent risk assessment for CRC screening and direct access colonoscopy scheduling (control), or risk assessment, direct access colonoscopy scheduling, a $10 loss-framed incentive to complete risk assessment, and a $25 unconditional incentive for colonoscopy completion (incentive). The primary outcome was the percentage of participants who completed screening colonoscop

SUBMITTER: Mehta SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7775888 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature