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Tobacco Products
Published in Gia Merlo, Kathy Berra, Lifestyle Nursing, 2023
Nancy Houston Miller, Karen Laing
Getting smokers to participate in cessation programs can be a challenge. A recent study done by Moses et al. (2020) evaluated the impact of offering an incentive to employees who took part in a workplace smoking cessation program. When this program was previously offered to employees, participation was voluntary and free, but no incentive was offered. Estimated participation was less than 5%. In this study, participants were offered the incentive of enrollment in an employer-provided health plan that had a 50% lower employee monthly contribution and co-payment than that offered to non-participants. This study experienced a high rate of participation at 72.7%. These findings suggest that using a reward-based incentive can result in smoking cessation program participation rates much higher than the US norms. Further studies could offer other incentives to individuals participating in Medicare or Medicaid programs.
Obesity and Lipid Disorders
Published in Praveen S. Goday, Cassandra L. S. Walia, Pediatric Nutrition for Dietitians, 2022
Christine San Giovanni, Janet Carter, Elise Rodriguez
Dietitians can utilize MI to facilitate the goal-setting process for their patients. Encouraging patients to set 2–3 SMART goals (Specific, Measurable, Acceptable, Rewarding, and Timely) will allow them to focus their behavior change; however, it is important to consider their readiness to change. It is helpful to have patients self-monitor their progress with the goals that they have set and to be able to earn non-food rewards from caregivers for successful meeting of their goals.
What Promotes Joy
Published in Eve Shapiro, Joy in Medicine?, 2020
I think the work itself is rewarding if you have the right culture and if you are focused on the right things. We focus heavily on experience and quality, and for most people there is great reward and joy in that. There is an intrinsic reward we try to optimize here, including our teamwork. Most people who go into healthcare or who go into service want to feel there is a personal connection to their work—that there is a deeper connection, a vocation, or a calling they are fulfilling. I believe we reward people by creating an environment that allows their intrinsic reward system to be activated. But we have financial rewards. We have different tangible rewards, like applause programs, where we thank people. Ways of expressing gratitude and celebrating the successes of our teams. Some of the deepest, most meaningful rewards are the recognition given for exceeding expectations relating to the patient experience and for our quality and/or safety work. We acknowledge service excellence of our provider group. We read letters that patients or family members have written to recognize individuals. We put some of those letters out on our Intranet so everybody can see them. We do a lot of leader rounding in which we express gratitude and highlight the successes of teams.
Compensatory physical activity: Impact on type of physical activity and physical activity habits among female young adults
Published in Journal of American College Health, 2022
Although environment-dependent prompts and behavioral consistency or frequency are necessary for habit formation, they are unlikely to be sufficient as there are situations in which frequent behavioral performance in a consistent setting does not lead to habit formation.15 For instance, baristas may create the same coffee order frequently in the same coffee shop for their customers, but this should not be a habit.27 Because frequency and consistent environmental prompts by themselves do not distinguish between habitual action (i.e., habit) and reasoned action (i.e., one-time decision), two other features have been shown to foster behavioral strength; simplicity of the activity and rewarding experiences.26 Simplicity refers to behaviors low in complexity. In the context of PA, activities that are easier to engage in should result in stronger PA habits among female college students than activities that are more difficult to engage in. Rewards are the positive outcomes that are a result of engaging in the behavior. Among undergraduate females, rewarding experiences such as weight management, pleasure and satisfaction from engaging in PA should enhance one’s PA habits.24,26,27
Exploring staff perspectives of the barriers to the implementation of accreditation in Jordanian hospitals: Case study
Published in International Journal of Healthcare Management, 2021
Abdullah Algunmeeyn, Faris El-Dahiyat, Imad Alfayoumi, Mervat Alrawashdeh
The data analysis revealed that most of the interviewees cited good salaries and incentives as facilitators of accreditation implementation in Jordanian hospitals. The participants from both hospitals highlighted that hospitals needed to offer their staff good wages and incentives. They consequently stressed the significance of a motivation system to compensate talented and high-performing employees. Most of the respondents mentioned that rewards and incentives enhanced hospital performance, improving staff morale and productivity. The following statements reflect the interviewees’ views in relation to these findings (theme): … and we have incentives and bonuses for distinguished employees every month … the management recognises and acknowledges the talent and efforts of staff. (Interviewee N1)Financially, [… .] and lack benefits and compensation, compared to other hospitals in Jordan. (Interviewee N5)In my opinion, [… … .] such as bonuses and incentives. It has attracted the best-qualified staff, and this has helped us to apply Accreditation successfully and obtain our certification. (Interviewee D3)
Mobile Mental Health Apps from the National Center for PTSD: Digital Self-Management Tools for Co-Occurring Disorders
Published in Journal of Dual Diagnosis, 2021
Pearl McGee-Vincent, Katherine Juhasz, Andrea L. Jamison, Timothy J. Avery, Jason E. Owen, Beth K. Jaworski, Daniel M. Blonigen
To some degree, all effective psychosocial treatments emphasize the importance of identifying and pursuing rewards that can compete with the inherent “rewards” of using alcohol or drugs. Some of these treatments, particularly those emphasizing a community reinforcement approach, emphasize changing one’s life contexts in some way to increase the opportunity to engage in pleasurable, substance-free activities. Similar to the active ingredient of support, structure, and goal-direction, the effectiveness of a reward is likely contingent upon how well it is aligned with a patient’s values, priorities, and personal goals. Mood Coach is a good example of a self-management app in the NCPTSD portfolio that facilitates engagement in pleasurable rewarding activities that align with the patients’ values. As it was developed primarily for patients with depression, this app may be particularly helpful for patients with co-occurring major depression and substance use disorder.