Do workplace health promotion (wellness) programs work?

RZ Goetzel, RM Henke, M Tabrizi… - … of occupational and …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To respond to the question,“Do workplace health promotion programs work?”
Methods: A compilation of the evidence on workplace programs' effectiveness coupled with …

The transtheoretical model of health behavior change

JO Prochaska, WF Velicer - American journal of health …, 1997 - journals.sagepub.com
The transtheoretical model posits that health behavior change involves progress through six
stages of change: precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, maintenance, and …

What do workplace wellness programs do? Evidence from the Illinois workplace wellness study

D Jones, D Molitor, J Reif - The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Workplace wellness programs cover over 50 million US workers and are intended to reduce
medical spending, increase productivity, and improve well-being. Yet limited evidence exists …

Effective and viable mind-body stress reduction in the workplace: a randomized controlled trial.

RQ Wolever, KJ Bobinet, K McCabe… - … of occupational health …, 2012 - psycnet.apa.org
Highly stressed employees are subject to greater health risks, increased cost, and
productivity losses than those with normal stress levels. To address this issue in an evidence …

Are workplace health promotion programs effective at improving presenteeism in workers? A systematic review and best evidence synthesis of the literature

C Cancelliere, JD Cassidy, C Ammendolia, P Côté - BMC public health, 2011 - Springer
Background Presenteeism is highly prevalent and costly to employers. It is defined as being
present at work, but limited in some aspect of job performance by a health problem …

Well-being at work–overview and perspective

P Schulte, H Vainio - Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health, 2010 - JSTOR
This paper provides an overview of and perspective on the concept of well-being at work.
Well-being is a term that reflects not only on one's health but satisfaction with work and life …

Preventing type 2 diabetes in communities across the US: the National Diabetes Prevention Program

AL Albright, EW Gregg - American journal of preventive medicine, 2013 - Elsevier
There are as many as 79 million people in the US with prediabetes, and their risk of
developing type 2 diabetes is four to 12 times higher than it is for people with normal …

Systematic review of the impact of worksite wellness programs.

KC Osilla, K Van Busum, C Schnyer… - The American journal …, 2012 - europepmc.org
Objectives To analyze the impact of worksite wellness programs on health and financial
outcomes, and the effect of incentives on participation. Methods Sources were PubMed …

Promoting healthy workplaces by building cultures of health and applying strategic communications

K Kent, RZ Goetzel, EC Roemer, A Prasad… - … of occupational and …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Objective: The aim of the study was to identify key success elements of employer-sponsored
health promotion (wellness) programs. Methods: We conducted an updated literature …

Effectiveness of workplace interventions in Europe promoting healthy eating: a systematic review

L Maes, E Van Cauwenberghe… - … European Journal of …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Background: The worksite is a promising setting for health promotion. This review
summarizes the evidence of effect of intervention studies in European countries promoting a …