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Brief Report: Effectiveness of two financial incentives on patient follow‐up after brief substance use disorder inpatient treatment

Year: 2025

Type: article

Study designs: Randomized Controlled Trial, Clinical Trial

Abstract: BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Clinical follow-up data after substance use disorder (SUD) treatment provides important information about treatment effectiveness, yet compliance is a challenge. We compared financial incentives for obtaining follow-up data from adults receiving inpatient SUD treatment. METHODS: Participants (N = 237) were randomized to receive a guaranteed incentive, raffle-based incentive, or no incentive for completing a 1-month follow-up assessment. Logistic regression tested the effect of incentives on follow-up completion. RESULTS: Those in the raffle condition had >2 times higher odds of completing a follow-up assessment compared to those in the no-incentive or guaranteed-incentive conditions. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: The raffle-based financial incentive was most effective in obtaining follow-up data. SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANCE: Raffle-based incentives may improve follow-up after treatment and help clinicians evaluate SUD treatment outcomes.

Source: American Journal on Addictions

DOI: 10.1111/ajad.70045