Further Effects of Lottery Odds on Responding

A Pilot Study for Testing the Effectiveness and Cost-Efficiency of Lottery Incentive in mHealth App that Promotes Walking

“…26 , 27 The lottery incentive is considered cost-efficient and practical since it reduces the cost and effort for those who implement the program. 23 , 28 Previous studies have revealed that face-to-face lottery incentives are effective for behavioral changes, including the promotion of physical activity 24 and weight loss. 29 Furthermore, a few studies applying a lottery incentive to mHealth have also reported that it is effective for enhancing medication adherence 16 , 30 and health monitoring.…”

“… 35 Another study reported that a 3% condition resulted in the lowest job performance of 2 teaching assistants compared to 6%, 12%, and 25% conditions. 28 However, other studies have reported that the effect of the chance of winning the lottery is minimal. One such study reported no differences in attendance rate across 3 different conditions (25%, 50%, and 75%) among patients with mental disorders.…”

“…35 Another study reported that a 3% condition resulted in the lowest job performance of 2 teaching assistants compared to 6%, 12%, and 25% conditions. 28 However, other studies have reported that the effect of the chance of winning the lottery is minimal.…”

“…31 Another line of research has investigated various factors affecting the effectiveness and cost-efficiency of the lottery incentive. 24,28,32 Representative factors include the chance of winning, 28 the amount of the prize, 33 and gender. 34 First, studies that fixed the amount of the prize and manipulated the chance of winning found the lottery incentive to be more effective when the chance of winning was high.…”

Using a Lottery to Promote Physical Activity by Young Adults with Developmental Disabilities

“…Cost and staff effort are two major considerations in evaluating interventions for increasing exercise in school settings. Changing the procedures used by La Londe et al (2014); Kurti & Dallery (2013) to incorporate intermittent reinforcement, as arranged in the drawings characteristic of lotteries (Wine, Edgerton, Inzana, & Newcomb, 2017), may reduce cost and effort and thereby increase the range of situations in which they could be used to increase exercise. Prior studies with college students demonstrated that such reinforcement arrangements were effective in increasing college students' walking (Donlin Washington, Banna, & Gibson, 2014) and participation in aerobic classes (Epstein, Wing, Thompson, & Griffin, 1980).…”