Enhancing physical activity and reducing obesity through smartcare and financial incentives: A pilot randomized trial

Objective A pilot randomized trial assessed the feasibility and effectiveness of an intervention combining Smartcare (activity tracker with a smartphone application) and financial incentives. Methods A three‐arm, open‐label randomized controlled trial design involving traditional education, Smartcar...

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Published in:Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) Md.), 2017-02, Vol.25 (2), p.302-310
Main Authors: Shin, Dong Wook, Yun, Jae Moon, Shin, Jung‐Hyun, Kwon, Hyuktae, Min, Hye Yeon, Joh, Hee‐Kyung, Chung, Won Joo, Park, Jin Ho, Jung, Kee‐Taig, Cho, BeLong
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Body mass index
Cost analysis
Diet
Education
Exercise
Health care
Health promotion
Humans
Incentives
Intervention
Male
Motivation
Nutrition research
Obesity
Obesity - economics
Obesity - therapy
Physical fitness
Pilot Projects
Population
Smartphones
Students
Studies
Weight control
Young Adult
Young adults
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Summary:Objective A pilot randomized trial assessed the feasibility and effectiveness of an intervention combining Smartcare (activity tracker with a smartphone application) and financial incentives. Methods A three‐arm, open‐label randomized controlled trial design involving traditional education, Smartcare, and Smartcare with financial incentives was involved in this study. The latter group received financial incentives depending on the achievement of daily physical activity goals (process incentive) and weight loss targets (outcome incentive). Male university students (N = 105) with body mass index of ≥27 were enrolled. Results The average weight loss in the traditional education, Smartcare, and Smartcare with financial incentives groups was −0.4, −1.1, and −3.1 kg, respectively, with significantly greater weight loss in the third group (both Ps 
ISSN:1930-7381
1930-739X
DOI:10.1002/oby.21731