Sustained Long-Term Effectiveness of an Energy Management Training Course on Employee Vitality and Purpose in Life

Abstract

Purpose: Programs designed to sustainably improve employee well-being are urgently needed but insufficiently researched. This study evaluates the long-term effectiveness of a commercial well-being intervention in a worksite setting. Design: A pre/postintervention repeated analysis with follow-up at 6, 12, and 18 months. Setting: Office-based worksites (for-profit, nonprofit, and mixed work-type; n = 8). Participants: One hundred sixty-three employees with a mean age of 47 (11) years (57% female). Intervention: A 2.5-day group-based behavioral program emphasizing vitality and purpose in life (PiL). Measures: Rand Medical Outcomes Survey (MOS) 36-Item Short Form (SF-36) with a focus on vitality (primary outcome), Ryff PiL Scale, Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale, Profile of Mood States, Rand MOS Sleep Scale, physical activity, body weight, blood pressure, and blood measures for glucose and lipids at baseline, 6, 12, and 18 months. Analysis: General linear models with repeated measures for mean values at baseline and follow-up. Results: At 18-month follow-up, sustained improvements were observed for vitality, general health, and mental health domains of SF-36 and PiL ( P < .001 for all measures). Sleep, mood, vigor, physical activity, and blood pressure were also improved at 18 months ( P < .05 for all measures). Conclusions: An intensive 2.5-day intervention showed sustained improvement in employee quality of life, PiL, and other measures of well-being over 18 months.

Anatomy of an effective workplace health intervention: a comprehensive new model

“…The quantitative arm, to be published in a separate article (Author, in press) using a quasi-experiment non-equivalent control group pre-test, mid-test, post-test design, showed statistical significance for the treatment group on health outcomes including thriving, resilience, health, presenteeism, life purpose behaviours, physical activity, sleep and nutrition. Further, a comparable intervention showed improvements in employee health outcomes in two recent randomized control studies (Das et al , 2018, 2020).…”

Un análisis bibliométrico sobre los Programas de Salud y Bienestar Laboral: principales perspectivas de investigación

“…According to Das et al (2020), wellness can greatly influence health status, health service use, productivity, and work performance. Given that employees spend eight hours at work on an average day, researchers have identified the workplace as an ideal environment for disseminating health promotion programs.…”

“…The most important articles located in the trunk of the tree according to their level of co-citations, which are identified as structural and complement the theory of Health Promotion and workplace wellness Programs were elaborated by the following authors: Mills et al (2007), Goetzel et al (2014) and Fonarow et al (2015). Finally, reference articles on tree leaves are identified as those presented by: Äikäs et al ( 2019) and Das et al (2020).…”

“…Now, Äikäs, Absetz, Hirvensalo and Pronk (2019) in a recent study conclude that participation in the programs should be further promoted, ratifying the benefits with lifestyle changes and improvements in health. In the same vein, Das et al (2020) stress the urgent need for such programs to be designed to improve employee wellbeing, even more so in modern times.…”

Applying Neuro-Literacy to Improve Workplace Well-Being

“…7 Imagine a team of employees who understand themselves at a deeper level, know their own value, respect the value of each of their teammates, are aligned with the mission of the organization, and have the energy, creativity, and insights to foster a culture of respect, innovation, and excellence. Following the sustainability work of the Johnson and Johnson Human Performance Institute, 8,9 this is possible when we create a neuro-literate culture aligned with organizational values.…”