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Wellness program incentive design has impact on effectiveness, new study finds

However, incentives alone appear insufficient to produce significant improvements in population levels of body mass index.

By Alan Goforth | Updated on October 15, 0200
Wellness concept While most employer well-being initiatives used a mix of outcome- and participation-focused incentives, the most successful also invested in creating and sustaining a more supportive workplace health culture. (Image: Shutterstock)

Past research has shown that incentives are effective in motivating employees to participate in wellness programs. A new study suggests that the impact of an incentive strategy is influenced not only by the incentive amount but also by the actions required to achieve the incentive; organizational characteristics; and the degree to which leadership supports employee health.

The study, “Influence of Incentive Design and Organizational Characteristics on Wellness Participation and Health Outcomes,” was published in the October 2020 issue of the “Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.”

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