Invitations, Incentives, and Conditions : A Randomized Evaluation of Demand-Side Interventions for Health Screenings

This randomized controlled trial investigates the impact of four demand-side interventions on health screening for diabetes and hypertension among Armenian adults. The interventions are 1) personalized invitations from a physician, 2) personalized invitations with information about peer screening be...

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Main Authors: de Walque, Damien, Chukwuma, Adanna, Ayivi-Guedehoussou, Nono, Koshkakaryan, Marianna
Published: Elsevier 2022
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36996
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Summary:This randomized controlled trial investigates the impact of four demand-side interventions on health screening for diabetes and hypertension among Armenian adults. The interventions are 1) personalized invitations from a physician, 2) personalized invitations with information about peer screening behavior, 3) personalized invitations with a labeled but unconditional financial incentive, and 4) personal invitations with a conditional financial incentive. Compared with the control group, interventions 1 to 3 led to a significant increase in the screening rate of about 15 percentage points for diabetes and hypertension. The highest impact was measured for intervention 4 leading to a 31.2 percentage point increase in both screenings.