Competitions and incentives for smoking cessation

Hey, K; Perera, Rafael

doi:10.1002/14651858.cd004307.pub2

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“…Other studies have not found incentives to be effective; however, many of these studies are limited by small numbers of participants, cross-sectional designs, and/or very modest awards. 135 Traditionally, incentives have been directed toward providers of healthcare services through pay-for-performance programs. There is a growing consensus that incentives should be provided directly to the individual who is engaging in the behavior change.…”

Section: Financial Incentivesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Worksite Wellness Programs for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention

Carnethon¹,

Whitsel²,

Franklin³

et al. 2009

Circulation

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W ith Ͼ130 million Americans employed across the United States, workplaces provide a large audience for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and stroke prevention activities. Experience has shown that workplace wellness programs are an important strategy to prevent the major shared risk factors for CVD and stroke, including cigarette smoking, obesity, hypertension, dyslipidemia, physical inactivity, and diabetes. An estimated 25% to 30% of companies' medical costs per year are spent on employees with the major risk factors listed above. 1 Employees and their families share the financial burden through higher contributions to insurance, higher copayments and deductibles, reduction or elimination of coverage, and trade-offs of insurance benefits against wage or salary increases. When programs are successful, their influence extends beyond the individual workers to immediate family members, who are often exposed to their favorable lifestyle changes. Worksite wellness programs that can reduce these risk factors can ultimately decrease the physical and economic burden of chronic diseases, including CVD, stroke, and certain cancers.The societal benefits of a healthy employed population extend well beyond the workplace. As such, comprehensive, culturally sensitive health promotion within the workplace can improve the nation's health. The Healthy People 2010 goal is for 75% of all worksites, regardless of size, to develop comprehensive wellness programming. 2 However, the development of comprehensive programs takes time and resources, especially for smaller employers. Because program development and initiation can be resource intensive, the American Heart Association (AHA) supports incremental efforts to achieve a comprehensive worksite wellness program to address CVD and stroke prevention and makes the following recommendations. Summary of Recommendations Components of Wellness Programs• A comprehensive program aimed at improving employees' cardiovascular and general health should include the following: Tobacco cessation and prevention, regular physical activity, stress management/ reduction, early detection/screening, nutrition education and promotion, weight management, disease management, CVD education that includes cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillator training, and changes in the work environment to encourage healthy behaviors and promote occupational safety and health.• Programming should be integrated into the organizational structure of the workplace by use of the following proven strategies: Health education that relies on existing valid sources and is focused on skill development that is consistent with employees' readiness to make behavior changes; initiatives that are incorporated into existing employee assistance programs; and voluntary worksite screening linkedThe American Heart Association makes every effort to avoid any actual or potential conflicts of interest that may arise as a result of an outside relationship or a personal, professional, or business interest of a member of the ...

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Section: Financial Incentivesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Worksite Wellness Programs for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention

Carnethon¹,

Whitsel²,

Franklin³

et al. 2009

Circulation

221

137

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“…All articles (15 reviews) that were published before 1 January 2004 were excluded from the review, because updates of earlier articles were available and articles on the same topics showed similar results. Seven of the remaining 24 articles (Ammendolia et al 2005;Hey and Perera 2005;Katz et al 2005;Novak et al 2007; Van der Molen et al 2005;Van Duijvenbode et al 2008) were included into the short descriptions of similar but possibly more relevant articles (Bos et al 2006;Engbers et al 2005;Matson-Koffman et al 2005;Moher et al 2005;Parks and Steelman 2008;Van Poppel et al 2004). That means that all in all 17 articles (19.8%) met the inclusion criteria, while 69 articles (80.2%) were excluded from the review.…”

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“…Smedslund et al (2004) found a quit rate of around 18% in the intervention groups, but, as expected, the effect seemed to decrease over time and was not present beyond 12 months. [Note: Smedslund et al (2004) as well as Hey and Perera (2005) found that competitions and incentives are appropriate to improve participation rates in cessation programs, but not quit rates.] That means that the authors found evidence on the effectiveness of workplace smoking cessation programs at both 6-[Odds ratio (OR)=2.03] and 12-month follow-ups (OR=1.56 s.); however, the evidence level was not indicated.…”

Section: Smokingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Effectiveness of workplace health promotion and primary prevention interventions: a review

Goldgruber

Ahrens

2009

J Public Health

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Background Workplace health promotion and primary prevention interventions are highly prevalent. However, their effectiveness remains mostly unclear. Aim This article compiles and summarizes the results of current reviews concerning the effectiveness of health promotion and primary prevention interventions in the workplace. Subjects and methods Studies were selected from four electronic databases on the basis of the following criteria:(1) Meta-analysis or systematic reviews, (2) published in international peer-reviewed journals (3) between 1 January 2004 and 30 June 2008 (4) in English or German (5) that examined the effectiveness of workplace health promotion and primary prevention interventions. Results Seventeen reviews met the inclusion criteria and were subsequently categorized into the following areas of intervention: stress, physical activity and nutrition, organizational development, smoking, and ergonomics and back pain. Singular interventions showed limited effectiveness. Workplace interventions aimed at helping individuals reported substantially greater effects than workplace interventions aimed at the workforce as a whole; here, methodological influences play an important role. Conclusions The greatest results are achievable through comprehensive multimodal (or systemic) programs including relational and behavioral elements. Future research is needed in the conception of methodologically sound and setting-appropriate study designs.

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“…Eine mögliche Fehlerquelle stellt der Anteil der Jugendlichen dar, der in der Follow-up-Befragung keine Auskunft über den Rauchstatus geben konnte oder wollte. Verschiedene Autoren empfehlen deswegen die Simulation eines Worst-Case-Szenarios [2,11,20]: Diesem Vorschlag folgend, haben wir angenommen, dass alle Personen der originalen Stichprobe, für die wegen Nichterreichbarkeit oder Teilnahmeverweigerung keine Angaben zur Abstinenz vorliegen, weitergeraucht haben. Damit wären 11,5% aller jugendlichen Teilnehmer zum Zeitpunkt der Nachbefragung und 7,3% kontinuierlich über 12 Monate abstinent gewesen.…”

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This publication is the first scientific evaluation of juvenile participation in a competition-based smoking cessation campaign. Although some methodological restrictions need to be taken into account, abstinence rates determined according to internationally applied WHO evaluation guidelines are significantly higher than the secular trend. Thus, the prevention approach presented here appears to be similarly effective as alternative intervention programs that tend to be more expensive.

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Competitions and incentives for smoking cessation

Cited by 41 publications

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Worksite Wellness Programs for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention

Worksite Wellness Programs for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention

Effectiveness of workplace health promotion and primary prevention interventions: a review

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