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ArticleOccupational medicine (Oxford, England)2020

Efficacy and costs of a workplace wellness programme.

R Rezai, N SantaBarbara, E Almirol, K Shedd, E Terry, M Park, W S Comulada

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Article in Occupational medicine (Oxford, England), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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  1. Economic Evaluations of Physical Exercise at Work: A Scoping Review.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2026
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R RezaiDepartment of Epidemiology, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, USA.
N SantaBarbaraDepartment of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, USA.
E AlmirolDepartment of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, USA.
K SheddDepartment of Recreation, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, USA.
E TerryDepartment of Recreation, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, USA.
M ParkDepartment of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, USA.
W S ComuladaDepartment of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, USA.

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Post-doctoral HIV Research Training Program for HIV Combination PreventionT32MH109205 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI ROTHERAM-BORUS, MARY JANE · 2016 to 2020
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NIMH NIH HHS T32 MH109205
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundResearch investigating the efficacy of workplace wellness programmes to promote exercise, and by extension, reduce obesity and increase productivity has proliferated in recent years. Although preliminary work is encouraging, more work is needed.

aimsTo evaluate the effects and overall cost of a workplace exercise programme on multiple physical outcomes, including body mass index, aerobic fitness and muscular fitness.

methodsData from the Bruin Health Improvement Programme .5 (BHIP) between August 2013 and July 2018 were analysed. BHIP is a 12-week workplace wellness programme that assesses multiple areas of physical and mental health. For this study, changes in weight, waist-to-hip ratio, aerobic fitness and muscular endurance were analysed using paired samples t-tests and chi-squared tests. Using results from a prior analysis of Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, the estimated medical expenditure savings associated with weight loss were also analysed.

resultsA total of 518 participants (84% female) took part in the BHIP programme (mean age = 41 years, SD = 1.17). There were significant decreases in all anthropometric indices and significant increases in all fitness outcomes (P < 0.01) from baseline to follow-up. Estimated programme cost per participant, per session was $473 US Dollars (USD), and weight loss is estimated to reduce annual medical care costs by ~$2200 USD.

conclusionsResults showed significant improvements in all physical outcomes of interest. Additionally, there appears to be an inverse relationship between improvements in employee health and employer healthcare costs. Strengths, limitations and future directions are discussed.

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Health PromotionOccupational HealthWorkplaceAdultBody Mass IndexExerciseFemaleHumansMaleBMIobesityphysical activityworkplace wellness programmes

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PMID33289018
PMCPMC7773169

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