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Do financial incentives increase treatment adherence in people with severe mental illness? A systematic review

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 April 2011

Alexandra Burton ,
Stamatina Marougka  and
Stefan Priebe
Alexandra Burton
Affiliation:
Queen Mary University of London, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Unit for Social and Community Psychiatry, London (United Kingdom)
Stamatina Marougka
Affiliation:
Queen Mary University of London, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Unit for Social and Community Psychiatry, London (United Kingdom)
Stefan Priebe*
Affiliation:
Queen Mary University of London, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Unit for Social and Community Psychiatry, London (United Kingdom)
*
Address for correspondence: Professor S. Priebe, Unit for Social and Community Psychiatry, Newham Centre for Mental Health, Cherry Tree Way, Glen Road, London, E13 8SP (United Kingdom). Fax: +44–20–7540 2976 E-mail: s.priebe@qmul.ac.uk
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Summary

Aim – To identify whether financial or material incentives improve treatment adherence in people with severe mental illness. Method – A systematic review of studies published between 1950 and 2008 was conducted. EMBASE, MEDLINE, EBM, AMED and PsycINFO were searched. Studies were included if a financial or material incentive was offered and if the sample had a severe mental illness. Results – Fourteen articles were identified; three studies on adherence to psychiatric treatment and one on physical exercise. Ten articles used incentives for adherence to substance misuse treatment programmes. In all studies, financial incentives were associated with an increase in adherence; however the effect was not always maintained once the incentive was withdrawn. Conclusion – While existing research suggests that financial incentives may improve treatment adherence in severely mentally ill populations, very few studies focus on psychiatric treatment. Further research may address the long term effectiveness of incentives on adherence in this population.

Declaration of Interest: The authors on this paper were supported by funds from the Wellcome Trust. All authors worked on a Wellcome Trust funded qualitative focus group study exploring stakeholder views on offering patients financial incentives to adhere to antipsychotic medication. Priebe is also lead applicant on a National Institute of Health Research (England) (NIHR) awarded grant to conduct a clinical trial on the use of financial incentives to achieve maintenance antipsychotic medication adherence.

Keywords

patient non-adherencehealth behaviourreviewsystematicincentives.
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Original Articles
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Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences , Volume 19 , Issue 3 , September 2010 , pp. 233 - 242
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2010

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