Financial incentives to improve adherence: more clarity about their purpose may help the debate

Financial incentives for medication adherence have been controversial in mental healthcare. Much of the debate, however, may be based on a misconception of what financial incentives are and what their purpose is. Financial incentives are not meant to influence informed consent about treatment decisi...

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Main Author: Stefan Priebe
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Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2023-06-01
Series:BJPsych Bulletin
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056469423000049/type/journal_article
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description Financial incentives for medication adherence have been controversial in mental healthcare. Much of the debate, however, may be based on a misconception of what financial incentives are and what their purpose is. Financial incentives are not meant to influence informed consent about treatment decisions, but to bridge the gap between intentions and behaviour and help patients achieve adherence to a treatment that they have agreed to. In this context, patients’ positive views may reflect that the use of financial incentives can support a good therapeutic relationship rather than undermine it.
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spelling doaj.art-8d42d3d4a5a94a00acffa46361100e172023-08-16T11:00:53ZengCambridge University PressBJPsych Bulletin2056-46942056-47082023-06-014712512610.1192/bjb.2023.4Financial incentives to improve adherence: more clarity about their purpose may help the debateStefan Priebe0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9864-3394Queen Mary University of London, London, UKFinancial incentives for medication adherence have been controversial in mental healthcare. Much of the debate, however, may be based on a misconception of what financial incentives are and what their purpose is. Financial incentives are not meant to influence informed consent about treatment decisions, but to bridge the gap between intentions and behaviour and help patients achieve adherence to a treatment that they have agreed to. In this context, patients’ positive views may reflect that the use of financial incentives can support a good therapeutic relationship rather than undermine it.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056469423000049/type/journal_articleFinancial incentivesadherencemedicationmental illnesspsychiatry
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Financial incentives to improve adherence: more clarity about their purpose may help the debate
BJPsych Bulletin
Financial incentives
adherence
medication
mental illness
psychiatry
title Financial incentives to improve adherence: more clarity about their purpose may help the debate
title_full Financial incentives to improve adherence: more clarity about their purpose may help the debate
title_fullStr Financial incentives to improve adherence: more clarity about their purpose may help the debate
title_full_unstemmed Financial incentives to improve adherence: more clarity about their purpose may help the debate
title_short Financial incentives to improve adherence: more clarity about their purpose may help the debate
title_sort financial incentives to improve adherence more clarity about their purpose may help the debate
topic Financial incentives
adherence
medication
mental illness
psychiatry
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