Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
Am J Health Promot. 2013 May-Jun;27(5):316-22. doi: 10.4278/ajhp.120213-QUAL-87. Epub 2013 Feb 11.
There is limited documentation regarding the potential quality of life (QOL) benefits associated with use of a worksite wellness center. Therefore, the aim of this study was to examine the relationship between potential QOL change and use of a worksite wellness center during a 12-month period.
Analysis of an annual QOL wellness center member survey and wellness center use during a 12-month time period.
A worksite wellness center.
A total of 1151 employee wellness center members, average age of 39.5 years, 69.7% female, and 43.5% reported being overweight.
Members of the worksite wellness center have access to a range of fitness options, including exercise classes, water aerobics, an indoor track, strength training, and aerobic conditioning equipment. Additionally, nutritional classes are offered, and there is a wellness café. For resiliency, members can participate in wellness coaching or a stress-reduction group program.
Participants completed a baseline QOL survey and a second QOL survey 1 year later. An electronic entry system tracked use of the wellness center.
Participants were divided into four wellness center use quartiles: low users (less than once every 2 weeks), below-average users, above-average users, and high users (two to three visits per week). High users reported experiencing improvements in their physical QOL (p < .0001) compared with the low users. Additionally, low users experienced a greater decline in their mental QOL (p = .05) compared with high users.
In a large sample of employees, use of a wellness center during a 12-month period was associated with benefits for physical QOL. QOL is an important domain of wellness; therefore, in addition to measuring physiologic changes, examining potential QOL changes may be another important outcome measure for wellness centers.
有关使用工作场所健康中心可能带来的生活质量（QOL）益处的文献有限。因此，本研究的目的是在 12 个月的时间内研究潜在的 QOL 变化与使用工作场所健康中心之间的关系。
对年度 QOL 健康中心会员调查和 12 个月内健康中心使用情况的分析。
工作场所健康中心。
共有 1151 名员工健康中心会员，平均年龄 39.5 岁，69.7%为女性，43.5%报告超重。
工作场所健康中心的会员可以使用各种健身选择，包括健身课程、水上有氧运动、室内跑道、力量训练和有氧健身设备。此外，还提供营养课程，并设有健康咖啡馆。为了提高韧性，会员可以参加健康教练或减压团体计划。
参与者完成了基线 QOL 调查和 1 年后的第二次 QOL 调查。一个电子入口系统记录了健康中心的使用情况。
参与者被分为四个健康中心使用四分位数：低使用者（每两周不到一次）、低于平均水平使用者、高于平均水平使用者和高使用者（每周两次到三次）。与低使用者相比，高使用者报告其身体 QOL 有明显改善（p <.0001）。此外，与高使用者相比，低使用者的心理健康 QOL 下降更大（p =.05）。
在一项大型员工样本中，在 12 个月内使用健康中心与身体 QOL 的益处相关。QOL 是健康的一个重要领域；因此，除了测量生理变化外，检查潜在的 QOL 变化可能是健康中心的另一个重要结果衡量标准。
