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7.17 Incentives and rewards for quitting
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Relevant news and research: Incentives and rewards for quitting

vanDellen, M. R., Bales, E., Hampton, B. M., Jain, E., Shen, Y., Jayawardhana, J., Beach, S. R. H., Chinchilla, A. H. and MacKillop, J. M. (2025). Evaluating partner-involved financial incentive treatments for smoking cessation in dual-smoker couples: A randomized controlled trial protocol. Contemp Clin Trials, 108076. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40962247


Wiseman, K. P., Budenz, A., Siegel, L. and Prutzman, Y. M. (2025). Impact of Ecological Momentary Assessment Participation on Short-Term Smoking Cessation: quitSTART Ecological Momentary Assessment Incentivization Randomized Trial. J Med Internet Res, e67630. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40680166


Tranby, B. N., Young, A. M., Roche, A. I., Lee, F. R., Brown, A. R., Stillwater, B. J., Prochaska, J. J., King, D. K., Decker, P. A., Borah, B. J., McDonell, M. G., Thomas, T. K. and Patten, C. A. (2025). Beta-testing the feasibility of a family-based financial incentives smoking cessation intervention with Alaska Native families: Phase 2 of the Aniqsaaq (to breathe) Study. Contemp Clin Trials Commun, 101472. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40224301


van der Spek, L., Breunis, L. J., Scheffers-van Schayck, T., Bauld, L., Ista, E. and Been, J. V. (2025). Financial incentives for smoking cessation among (expectant) parents: a systematic review of facilitators and barriers to implementation. Tob Control. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40262855


vanDellen, M. R., Wright, J. W. C., Hampton, B. M., Ranby, K. W., Beach, S. R. H., Shen, Y. and MacKillop, J. M. (2025). Mechanisms of change in a randomized control pilot study of partner-involved financial incentive treatments for dual-smoking couples. Health Psychol. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40244984


Notley, C. (2025). Financial Incentives for Smoking Cessation in Pregnancy and Outcomes for Infants. JAMA Netw Open, 3, e250247. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40048169


Tappin, D., Lee, J., McConnachie, A., Kock, L., Higgins, S. T., Heil, S. H., Berlin, I., Ondersma, S. J., Kee, F., Bernstein, I. and Bauld, L. (2025). Financial Rewards for Smoking Cessation During Pregnancy and Birth Weight: A Meta-Analysis. JAMA Netw Open, 3, e250214. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40048164


Hammersley, M. L., Dekker, G. A., Gurrin, L. C., Hoon, E. A., Schurer, S., Lynch, J. W., Aldred, M., Dalton, J., Fletcher, C. J. and Smithers, L. G. (2025). The use of financial incentives for smoking cessation in pregnant women: A parallel-group randomised controlled trial protocol. Addiction. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39916446


Phillips-Chantelois, D., Sharrad, K., Perveen, S., Gammatopoulos, T., Usmani, N., Szumlinski, K. and Carson-Chahhoud, K. (2025). Financial incentives for substance abstinence: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Nicotine Tob Res. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39968741


Alexander, A., Businelle, M., Cheney, M., Cohn, A., McNeill, L., Short, K., Frank-Pearce, S., Bradley, D., Estrada, K., Flores, I., Fronheiser, J. and Kendzor, D. (2025). An mHealth Intervention With Financial Incentives to Promote Smoking Cessation and Physical Activity Among Black Adults: Protocol for a Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Res Protoc, e69771. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39888657


Bavishi, P., Harsono, D., Mistler, C., Ledgerwood, D. M., Bold, K. W., Sigel, K., Weiss, J., Yager, J. E., Bernstein, S. L. and Edelman, E. J. (2025). Perspectives on Clinical Pharmacist-Delivered Contingency Management to Promote Smoking Abstinence Among Individuals with HIV: A Qualitative Study. AIDS Behav. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39776014


Notley, C., Gentry, S., Livingstone-Banks, J., Bauld, L., Perera, R., Conde, M. and Hartmann-Boyce, J. (2025). Incentives for smoking cessation. Cochrane Database Syst Rev, 1, CD004307. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39799985


Brown, E. M., Smith, D. M. and Armitage, C. J. (2024). Preliminary evidence that self-incentives uniquely promote smoking cessation in incarcerated populations: A pilot randomized controlled trial. J Subst Use Addict Treat, 209610. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39710360


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