Health-Related Factors Associated With the Healthcare Costs of Office Workers

Wilkerson, Gary B.; Boer, Nicholas F.; Smith, Christine B.; Heath, Gregory W.

doi:10.1097/jom.0b013e318162f5ad

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“…[20][21][22] The incremental cumulative health care costs of an ARDS episode are difficult to determine without a control group. However, the costs reported for the patients with ARDS in our study are higher than those incurred by healthy workers ($1,100 to $3,200 per year) 23,24 and are closer to the low end of the range of costs among patients with chronic disease. 24,25 One may view survivors of severe ARDS as having a burden of chronic disease related to a decrement in coexisting organ dysfunction or the development of new disability.…”

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Functional Disability 5 Years after Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

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Functional Disability 5 Years after Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

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“…That is, one of the strongest controllable predictors of total health care costs to organizations appears to be an employee's activity level, and this factor becomes increasingly strong as individuals age (Wilkerson, Boer, Smith, & Heath, 2008). As such, gathering information on physical metrics is an important dimension to capture when evaluating wellness programs.…”

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Employee Wellness Program Outcomes: A Case Study

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Burke

2013

Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health

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The unhealthy behaviors of the U.S. workforce have been leading to steep increases in employer health costs. In an attempt to combat these rising costs, some employers have begun proactively sponsoring employee wellness programs. However, often their efficacy remains unstudied. In this article, program outcomes associated with wellness efforts at a large midwestern-based manufacturing company, focusing on workers' physical health, are examined. The program under study recently reached its one-year mark after inception; therefore, data collected within this article will be among some of the first indicators actively consulted to determine the success of this employee wellness program. KEYWORDS wellness programs, worker physical health, program outcomes, case studyIn the modern competitive environment, companies are now starting to understand the importance of employee wellness. Although a more holistic view of wellness goes beyond the absence of disease and encapsulates individuals' physical, psychological, social, and spiritual health (World Health Organization, 1946), this article focuses on the physical component. The need for intervention is in large part due to the steep rise of health care costs. With most adults admitting that they receive little to no physical

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“…Terms & Reanalysis of a tailored web-based exercise programme for office workers with sub-acute low back pain: Assessing the stage of change in behaviour Introduction Physical inactivity is associated with increased morbidity and mortality from cardiovascular disease in the general population (Fogelholm, 2010). In office workers, physical inactivity was shown to have a negative impact on health (Wilkerson, Boer, Smith, & Heath, 2008). The physically inactive nature of office work predisposes workers to musculoskeletal disorders such as low back pain (LBP) and discomfort (Macedo, Trindade, Brito, & Socorro Dantas, 2011).…”

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