Non-Financial Incentives

Pairing health screening with timely free clinical follow-up made participation directly beneficial to participants’ health. The local research ethics committee did not allow financial incentives in the Dublin studies, though expense reimbursement was permitted. Financial incentives for people experiencing homelessness raise ethical concerns because of financial vulnerability. The Dublin studies used health-screening components as non-financial incentives. Blood-borne virus screening was an example of a health-screening incentive that participants might otherwise struggle to access.