Financial Incentives Improved Cardiac Rehabilitation Adherence In A Population With Higher Risk & Lower Socioeconomic Status

Among low-income adults eligible for cardiac rehabilitation, those who received case management starting in-hospital plus financial incentives for completing sessions were more likely to complete 30 or more rehabilitation sessions over four months. Those who received case management plus financial incentives were 13.2 times more likely to complete the sessions than people who received usual care. Those who received only the financial incentives were 5.1 times more likely to complete the sessions compared to those who received usual care.

For this study, 192 participants were randomly assigned to receive one of four interventions: usual care (36 . . .