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From 2012 to 2015, 1348 overweight or obese adults with SMI enrolled in a study using equipoise stratified randomization. Participants were randomly assigned to intervention, then to cash incentives, or not, for participation (gym and/or Weight Watchers), with baseline and quarterly assessments for 12 months. We examined effects of the interventions, key covariates, and incentives, using generalized linear models.
Main effects of randomization to receive cash incentives was not significant for any outcome; whereas total amount of incentives was significantly associated with all three primary outcomes (weight loss, cardiovascular endurance, mortality risk), mainly for participants in the InSHAPE+WW group who received additional cash incentives.
Incentives may be effective at preventing CVD and improving health outcomes for people with SMI, especially in the context of intensive support for healthy lifestyle behaviors. Policy changes are required to increase access to healthy lifestyle programming and more research is needed to establish the optimal amount of incentives for people with SMI.
ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT02515981.
Fitness; Healthy lifestyle; Incentives; Schizophrenia; Weight management.
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From 2012 to 2015, 1348 overweight or obese adults with SMI enrolled in a study using equipoise stratified randomization. Participants were randomly assigned to intervention, then to cash incentives, or not, for participation (gym and/or Weight Watchers), with baseline and quarterly assessments for 12 months. We examined effects of the interventions, key covariates, and incentives, using generalized linear models.
Main effects of randomization to receive cash incentives was not significant for any outcome; whereas total amount of incentives was significantly associated with all three primary outcomes (weight loss, cardiovascular endurance, mortality risk), mainly for participants in the InSHAPE+WW group who received additional cash incentives.
Incentives may be effective at preventing CVD and improving health outcomes for people with SMI, especially in the context of intensive support for healthy lifestyle behaviors. Policy changes are required to increase access to healthy lifestyle programming and more research is needed to establish the optimal amount of incentives for people with SMI.
ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT02515981.
Fitness; Healthy lifestyle; Incentives; Schizophrenia; Weight management.
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