Patient attitudes about financial incentives for diabetes self-management: A survey

Table 1 Overview of survey questions

Survey question themes
Three most difficult and three easiest diabetes self-management tasks:
Tracking health parameters
Choosing foods
Adapting medications or insulin
Affording healthcare
Adjusting meds and diet around unexpected events
Perceived challenges for living with diabetes (detailed in Table 2)
Perceived helpfulness of incentives for motivating healthier behaviors:
Cash rewards (weekly, monthly or yearly)
Tangible rewards, e.g., vouchers (weekly, monthly or yearly)
Decrease in future insurance premium
Non-financial rewards (badges, stars)
Social support (sharing with friends)
Self-reward (setting money aside for a self-set goal)
Potential sources of funding for the rewards (employer, insurance, self-paid)
Estimated amount needed to lose weight and keep it off for a year:
To lose 5 lb
To lose 15 lb