Article Document Academic Article Information Content Entity Continuant Continuant Journal Article Entity Entity Generically Dependent Continuant 2025-06-24T17:06:05 RDF description of Effectiveness of monetary incentives for recruiting adolescents to an intervention trial to reduce smoking - http://repository.healthpartners.com/individual/document-rn18359 21242 Adolescent Motivation Smoking Cessation/*economics/*methods Clinical Trials/*methods <p>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 intervention trial. METHODS: A sample of 4,200 adolescent members of a managed care organization were randomized to one of four incentive groups: a $2 cash group, a $15 cash group, a $200 prize drawing group, or a no-incentive group. We compared group-specific response rates and willingness to be contacted about future study activities, as well as costs. RESULTS: Incentives increased survey response rates (55% response without incentive vs. a 69% response with incentive), with response of 74% in the $15 cash group, 69% in the token group, and 63% with a prize incentive. Incentives did not adversely affect willingness of adolescents to be contacted about a smoking intervention, (65% willing with incentives vs. 60% without, P = 0.03). In terms of cost per additional survey completed, token and prize groups were marginally more expensive than the no-incentive group ($0.40 and $1.42, respectively) while the large cash incentive was substantially more costly ($11.37). CONCLUSIONS: Monetary incentives improve response rates to a mailed survey, without adverse impact on willingness to further participate in intervention activities. However, a variety of issues must be considered when using incentives for recruitment to intervention studies.<p> 2022-02-21T22:48:57.408-06:00 Cost-Benefit Analysis public Sensitivity and Specificity Minnesota/epidemiology Effectiveness of monetary incentives for recruiting adolescents to an intervention trial to reduce smoking Smoking/*epidemiology *Smoking Prevention 6 13331 document-rn18359 Analysis of Variance Preventive Medicine *Patient Selection Chi-Square Distribution 31 Health Surveys 10.1006/pmed.2000.0762