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World J Diabetes. Jun 10, 2015; 6(5): 752-758
Published online Jun 10, 2015. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v6.i5.752
Published online Jun 10, 2015. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v6.i5.752
Patient attitudes about financial incentives for diabetes self-management: A survey
Katherine S Blondon, Division of General Internal Medicine, University Hospitals of Geneva, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland
Author contributions: Blondon KS solely contributed to this paper.
Ethics approval: By the Institutional Review Board of the University of Washington.
Informed consent: Statement available online, participants gave their online consent by accepting to participate.
Conflict-of-interest: No funding to disclose.
Data sharing: No additional data are available.
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Correspondence to: Katherine S Blondon, MD, PhD, Division of General Internal Medicine, University Hospitals of Geneva, Rue Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil 4, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland. kblondon@uw.edu
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Received: November 27, 2014
Peer-review started: November 28, 2014
First decision: January 20, 2015
Revised: March 3, 2015
Accepted: April 1, 2015
Article in press: April 7, 2015
Published online: June 10, 2015
Peer-review started: November 28, 2014
First decision: January 20, 2015
Revised: March 3, 2015
Accepted: April 1, 2015
Article in press: April 7, 2015
Published online: June 10, 2015
Core Tip
Core tip: Patient incentives have shown potential in modifying behaviors such as smoking cessation or weight loss. This online survey for individuals with diabetes explores their attitude towards incentives (financial, non-financial and self-rewards) for diabetes self-management. Although nearly all participants showed positive expectations about financial incentives, they favored financial incentives for less challenging behaviors, and non-financial incentives for more challenging behaviors. This survey also enquired about expected amount of incentives, in particular for a 5 lb weight loss, maintained over a year.