Research progress on financial incentives for improving medication adherence
- VernacularTitle:经济激励用于改善用药依从性的研究进展
- Author:
Tiantian TAO
1
;
Yi CAO
2
;
Mengdie ZHANG
1
;
Pingyu CHEN
2
Author Information
1. School of Pharmacy，Nanjing Medical University，Nanjing 211166，China
2. School of International Pharmaceutical Business，China Pharmaceutical University，Nanjing 211198，China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
financial incentives;
medication adherence;
behavioral economics;
health behavior interventions
- From:
China Pharmacy
2025;36(10):1266-1270
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Financial incentives， as an intervention in behavioral therapy， have been proven to be beneficial in many health behaviors， such as drug addiction treatment， long-term antiviral therapy， and the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases. At present， typical financial incentive schemes mainly include commitment contracts and lottery-based models. Key factors in the design of such interventions include the adaptability of behavioral economic principles and medication behavior， the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of design scheme， and the acceptability of intervention population. Although financial incentives have accumulated rich experience in health behavior interventions abroad， research on medication adherence remains limited， with existing intervention scheme design and mechanism constraints， and their effectiveness potentially varying across different cultural and social environments. China should explore practical models of financial incentives to enhance medication adherence, considering patients’ medication patterns and socio-cultural factors.
