Department of Epidemiology, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Occup Med (Lond). 2020 Dec 30;70(9):649-655. doi: 10.1093/occmed/kqaa189.
Research investigating the efficacy of workplace wellness programmes to promote exercise, and by extension, reduce obesity and increase productivity has proliferated in recent years. Although preliminary work is encouraging, more work is needed.
To evaluate the effects and overall cost of a workplace exercise programme on multiple physical outcomes, including body mass index, aerobic fitness and muscular fitness.
Data from the Bruin Health Improvement Programme .5 (BHIP) between August 2013 and July 2018 were analysed. BHIP is a 12-week workplace wellness programme that assesses multiple areas of physical and mental health. For this study, changes in weight, waist-to-hip ratio, aerobic fitness and muscular endurance were analysed using paired samples t-tests and chi-squared tests. Using results from a prior analysis of Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, the estimated medical expenditure savings associated with weight loss were also analysed.
A total of 518 participants (84% female) took part in the BHIP programme (mean age = 41 years, SD = 1.17). There were significant decreases in all anthropometric indices and significant increases in all fitness outcomes (P < 0.01) from baseline to follow-up. Estimated programme cost per participant, per session was $473 US Dollars (USD), and weight loss is estimated to reduce annual medical care costs by ~$2200 USD.
Results showed significant improvements in all physical outcomes of interest. Additionally, there appears to be an inverse relationship between improvements in employee health and employer healthcare costs. Strengths, limitations and future directions are discussed.
近年来，研究职场健康计划对促进锻炼的效果，进而减少肥胖和提高生产力的研究层出不穷。尽管初步工作令人鼓舞，但还需要更多的工作。
评估职场运动计划对多种身体结果的影响和总体成本，包括体重指数、有氧健身和肌肉健身。
分析了 2013 年 8 月至 2018 年 7 月期间的布伦健康改善计划（Bruin Health Improvement Programme.5，BHIP）的数据。BHIP 是一项为期 12 周的职场健康计划，评估身体和心理健康的多个方面。在这项研究中，使用配对样本 t 检验和卡方检验分析体重、腰臀比、有氧健身和肌肉耐力的变化。利用之前对医疗支出调查的分析结果，还分析了与体重减轻相关的估计医疗支出节省。
共有 518 名参与者（84%为女性）参加了 BHIP 计划（平均年龄=41 岁，SD=1.17）。从基线到随访，所有人体测量指标都有显著下降，所有健身结果都有显著增加（P < 0.01）。每位参与者每次课程的估计计划成本为 473 美元（USD），体重减轻估计每年可减少约 2200 美元的医疗保健费用。
结果显示所有感兴趣的身体结果都有显著改善。此外，员工健康状况的改善与雇主医疗保健费用之间似乎存在反比关系。讨论了优势、局限性和未来方向。
