Effects of Cash Deposits on Attendance and Weight Loss in a Large-Scale Clinical Program for Obesity
- 1 February 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Psychological Reports
- Vol. 52 (1) , 261-262
- https://doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1983.52.1.261
Abstract
The effects of a cash deposit for attendance were examined in 579 clients at a fee for service obesity clinic. The weight loss and attendance of 26 groups required to submit a refundable attendance deposit were compared to 34 no-deposit groups. Significant differences in weight loss and attendance favored those groups who submitted refundable deposits.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- Behavior Therapy and Pharmacotherapy for ObesityArchives of General Psychiatry, 1981
- The dropout problem: Reducing attrition in obesity researchBehavior Therapy, 1976