Forsythe Alexandra Mary, Venter Catherine
Centre for Psychological Research, University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, United Kingdom.
School of Psychology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom.
Front Psychol. 2019 Jul 10;10:1560. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01560. eCollection 2019.
Here we report on a health behavioral support project, using incentivized behavior on a mobile platform through M4JAM. This was a proof of concept study to support further developments, more specifically targeted at the management of tuberculosis and human immunodeficiency virus. The study reported here examines the impact of financial rewards and app toward improving mental health outcomes in South Africa. A total of 136 participants were recruited from a database and dichotomized into self-determined and heteronomous groups based on self-report scores. Overall the findings reported here highlight that personal financial incentives have a role in motivating behavior. The findings are discussed in light of the usefulness of an incentivized mobile platform in real-world practice to encourage mental health improvements in low- to middle-income countries.
在此，我们报告一项健康行为支持项目，该项目通过M4JAM在移动平台上利用激励行为。这是一项概念验证研究，旨在支持进一步的发展，更具体地针对结核病和人类免疫缺陷病毒的管理。此处报告的研究考察了经济奖励和应用程序对改善南非心理健康结果的影响。从一个数据库中招募了136名参与者，并根据自我报告分数将他们分为自主组和他主组。总体而言，此处报告的研究结果突出表明，个人经济激励在促进行为方面发挥着作用。我们根据激励移动平台在现实世界实践中对鼓励低收入和中等收入国家改善心理健康的有用性来讨论这些结果。
