From the Institute for Health and Productivity Studies (Dr Goetzel), Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Washington, DC; Truven Health Analytics (Drs Goetzel and Tabrizi), Bethesda, Md; Truven Health Analytics (Dr Henke), Cambridge, Mass; Truven Health Analytics (Ms Benevent), Santa Barbara, Calif; Segue Consulting (Ms Brockbank), Denver, Colo; Colorado School of Public Health (Ms Stinson and Dr Newman), Center for Worker Health and Environment, and Colorado School of Medicine (Dr Newman), University of Colorado, Aurora; and Trotter Wellness Ltd (Ms Trotter), Sheboygan, Wis.
J Occup Environ Med. 2014 May;56(5):554-60. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000000152.
To determine whether changes in health risks for workers in small businesses can produce medical and productivity cost savings.
A 1-year pre- and posttest study tracked changes in 10 modifiable health risks for 2458 workers at 121 Colorado businesses that participated in a comprehensive worksite health promotion program. Risk reductions were entered into a return-on-investment (ROI) simulation model.
Reductions were recorded in 10 risk factors examined, including obesity (-2.0%), poor eating habits (-5.8%), poor physical activity (-6.5%), tobacco use (-1.3%), high alcohol consumption (-1.7%), high stress (-3.5%), depression (-2.3%), high blood pressure (-0.3%), high total cholesterol (-0.9%), and high blood glucose (-0.2%). The ROI model estimated medical and productivity savings of $2.03 for every $1.00 invested.
Pooled data suggest that small businesses can realize a positive ROI from effective risk reduction programs.
确定小企业员工健康风险的变化是否可以带来医疗和生产力成本的节约。
一项为期 1 年的预-后测试研究跟踪了 121 家科罗拉多州企业的 2458 名员工的 10 项可改变的健康风险的变化,这些企业参与了一项全面的工作场所健康促进计划。风险降低被输入到投资回报率(ROI)模拟模型中。
在 10 项被检查的风险因素中,包括肥胖症(-2.0%)、不良饮食习惯(-5.8%)、缺乏身体活动(-6.5%)、吸烟(-1.3%)、大量饮酒(-1.7%)、高压力(-3.5%)、抑郁(-2.3%)、高血压(-0.3%)、高总胆固醇(-0.9%)和高血糖(-0.2%),都有记录到降低。ROI 模型估计每投资 1 美元,医疗和生产力节省 2.03 美元。
汇总数据表明,小企业可以从有效的风险降低计划中实现正的投资回报率。