TY - JOUR
T1 - Free choice access to multipoint wellness education and related services positively impacts employee wellness
T2 - A randomized and controlled trial
AU - Sforzo, Gary A.
AU - Kaye, Miranda P.
AU - Calleri, David
AU - Ngai, Nancy
PY - 2012/4/1
Y1 - 2012/4/1
N2 - OBJECTIVE: Examine effects of voluntary participation in employer-sponsored, multipoint wellness education programming on employee wellness. METHODS: A randomized and controlled design was used to organize 96 participants into an education + access group; an access-only group, and control group. Outcome measures were made at start and end of a 12-week intervention period. RESULTS: Education + access improved wellness knowledge, which, in turn, enhanced life satisfaction, employee morale, and energy, and nearly improved stress level. Those who received facility access without educational programming did not reap health benefits. Employees voluntarily used the fitness facility and healthy meal cards only 1.3 and 1.5 times per week, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Participants made limited and likely inadequate use of wellness opportunities. As a result, physical health benefits (eg, blood pressure, fitness parameters) were not seen in the present study. However, multipoint wellness education resulted in psychosocial health benefits in 12 weeks.
AB - OBJECTIVE: Examine effects of voluntary participation in employer-sponsored, multipoint wellness education programming on employee wellness. METHODS: A randomized and controlled design was used to organize 96 participants into an education + access group; an access-only group, and control group. Outcome measures were made at start and end of a 12-week intervention period. RESULTS: Education + access improved wellness knowledge, which, in turn, enhanced life satisfaction, employee morale, and energy, and nearly improved stress level. Those who received facility access without educational programming did not reap health benefits. Employees voluntarily used the fitness facility and healthy meal cards only 1.3 and 1.5 times per week, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Participants made limited and likely inadequate use of wellness opportunities. As a result, physical health benefits (eg, blood pressure, fitness parameters) were not seen in the present study. However, multipoint wellness education resulted in psychosocial health benefits in 12 weeks.
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U2 - 10.1097/JOM.0b013e3182479f5c
DO - 10.1097/JOM.0b013e3182479f5c
M3 - Article
C2 - 22418272
AN - SCOPUS:84859647844
SN - 1076-2752
VL - 54
SP - 471
EP - 477
JO - Journal of occupational and environmental medicine
JF - Journal of occupational and environmental medicine
IS - 4
ER -