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. 2015 Jun 17;3(2):e67. doi: 10.2196/mhealth.4344

Table 1.

Participant reimbursement/visit schedule (in USD).

  Intake Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Total
Baseline visit $10




ACASI $20 $20

$20
EMAa
$25/$50 $25/$50 $25/$50 $25/$50
Close out



$10
Smartphone returnb



$50/$100
 Total $30 $45-$70 $25-$50 $25-$50 $105-$180 $230-$380

aParticipants were paid US $50 every week for answering 80% of their alarms or US $25 every week for answering 60% of their alarms. They received no bonus for answering less than 60% of their alarms or if their phone was uncharged.

bParticipants received US $100 at close out for returning their original phone or US $50 for returning their replacement. They would be excused from the proposed study if they lost their replacement phone.