Background Smoking is the leading preventable cause of premature death in the United
States. Previous studies of financial incentives for smoking cessation in work settings have …

Abstract Background: Although 435,000 Americans die each year of tobacco-related illness,
only∼ 3% of smokers quit each year. Financial incentives have been shown to be effective …

Background Financial incentives promote many health behaviors, but effective ways to
deliver health incentives remain uncertain. Methods We randomly assigned CVS Caremark …

OBJECTIVE: Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in the United
States and world. Despite the availability of numerous therapies for smoking cessation …

Background. The study objective is to evaluate the effect of monetary incentives on response
rates of adolescents to a smoking-related survey as the first step toward participation in an …

Background Whether financial incentives, pharmacologic therapies, and electronic
cigarettes (e-cigarettes) promote smoking cessation among unselected smokers is …

Research Objective. To estimate the effect of provider advice in routine clinical contacts on
patient smoking cessation outcome. Data Source. The Sample Adult File from the 2001 …

Background From a public health perspective, prevention of cancer and cardiovascular
diseases requires effective smoking cessation programs that can be used on a large scale …

Background Financial incentives are potentially useful tools to aid smoking cessation, but
robust evidence to support their efficacy, particularly in combination with other interventions …

Background Financial incentive interventions have been suggested as one method of
promoting healthy behaviour change. Objectives To conduct a systematic review of the …