Design of Financial Incentive Programs for Smoking Cessation: A Discrete Choice Experiment.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Financial incentive programs promote smoking cessation. However, the incentive amount which should be provided-and how this may interact with other program characteristics-is unknown. The objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of the design of incentive programs for smoking cessation on current smokers' perceptions of programs and willingness to enroll.

Method

An online discrete choice experiment was conducted amongst adult current smokers residing in the United Kingdom (N = 430). Hypothetical incentive programs were described using five attributes (incentive amount, incentive type, frequency of sessions, reward schedules, program location). Participants responded to a series of choice sets comprised of two hypothetical programs. For each set, par

SUBMITTER: Breen RJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9575978 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature