Commitment contracts as a way to health

Commitment contracts, whereby people deposit money that they receive back only if they succeed, have substantial conceptual appeal as a method of changing health behaviour. Scott Halpern, David Asch, and Kevin Volpp examine the evidence behind them and find many unanswered questions

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Published in:BMJ 2012-01, Vol.344 (7844), p.22-24
Main Authors: Halpern, Scott D, Asch, David A, Volpp, Kevin G
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ANALYSIS
Attitude to Health
Behavior
Behavior Control - methods
Behavior Control - psychology
Behavioral economics
Clinical Trials (Epidemiology)
Commitments
Contracts
Contracts - ethics
Contracts - standards
Contracts - trends
Cost effectiveness analysis
Cost efficiency
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Efficiency, Organizational
Financial incentives
Futures contracts
Health behavior
Health Economics
Health Education
Health Policy
Health Promotion
Health Service Research
Healthy People Programs - economics
Healthy People Programs - ethics
Healthy People Programs - trends
Humans
Incentives
Insurance providers
Investigations
Monetary incentives
Obesity (Nutrition)
Obesity (Public Health)
Patient Acceptance of Health Care - psychology
Persuasive Communication
Smoking
Smoking and Tobacco
Smoking Cessation
Success
System failures
Temptation
Weight control
Weight Loss
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Summary:Commitment contracts, whereby people deposit money that they receive back only if they succeed, have substantial conceptual appeal as a method of changing health behaviour. Scott Halpern, David Asch, and Kevin Volpp examine the evidence behind them and find many unanswered questions
ISSN:0959-8138
0959-8146
1468-5833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.e522