Monetary incentives for schizophrenia
Michalczuk, Rosanna
Michalczuk, Rosanna
Abstract
The objective is to assess the effect of monetary incentive/rewards for people with schizophrenia or schizophrenia like illness. We searched the Cochrane Schizophrenia Groups Register (June 2008). All relevant randomized controlled trials comparing monetary rewards with standard care or no monetary rewards were selected. Working independently, we selected studies for quality assessment and extracted relevant data. We analyzed on an intention-to-treat basis. Where possible and appropriate, we calculated the relative risks and their 95% confidence intervals (CIs). For continuous data, we calculated weighted mean differences (MDs) and their 95% CIs. Five trials that investigate one type of monetary reward over another had to be excluded. We could include one study, carried out more than 40 years ago, randomizing a total of 25 very chronically ill people who had been in hospital an average of 20 years. People allocated to the payment group produced less dolls than those not paid at all although this difference did not reach conventional levels of statistical significance. Modest reward may well be of value, and volunteering to be involved in studies may help clarify the issue. It would be important that the trials are of a high methodological quality and seek meaningful outcomes. This systematic review is fully reported elsewhere. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)
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Mitchell, A. & Michalczuk, R. (2010). Monetary incentives for schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 36 (1), pp.24-25.