Change in Health Risks and Work Productivity Over Time
Journal of Occupational and Environmental MedicinePublished 28 June 2004
Barbara Pelletier, Myde Boles, W.T. Lynch
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Reductions in health risks are associated with positive changes in work productivity and self-reported work productivity may have utility in the evaluation of health promotion programs.
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We sought to examine the relationship between changes in health risks and changes in work productivity. Pre- and postanalysis was conducted on 500 subjects who participated in a wellness program at a large national employer. Change in health risks was analyzed using McNemar chi-square tests, and change in mean productivity was analyzed using paired t tests. A repeated measures regression model examined whether a change in productivity was associated with a change in health risks, controlling for age and gender. Individuals who reduced one health risk improved their presenteeism by 9% and reduced absenteeism by 2%, controlling for baseline risk level, age, gender, and interaction of baseline risk and risk change. In conclusion, reductions in health risks are associated with positive changes in work productivity. Self-reported work productivity may have utility in the evaluation of health promotion programs.
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