Money talks in medication compliance
6th August 2012
Paying patients as little as $1 per week can dramatically boost their adherence to medications, research shows.
Pooling 21 different trials, researchers found financial incentives had a strong overall effect on patient behaviour, although success rates varied from study to study.
The most successful studies were those offering $US50 ($47) or more in cash and paying out at least weekly, found the meta-analysis published last month in the American Journal of