| Document ID (ISN) | 105041 |
| CIS number |
06-737 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1076-2752 - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
| Year |
2005 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Burton W.N., McCalister K.T., Chen C.Y., Edington D.W. |
| Title |
The association of health status, worksite fitness center participation, and two measures of productivity |
| Bibliographic information |
Apr. 2005, Vol.47, No.4, p.343-351. Illus. 47 ref. |
| Abstract |
This study examined the associations between participation in a worksite fitness centre and worker productivity. A modified Work Limitations Questionnaire (WLQ) and employees' short-term disability claims were used as productivity measures with multivariate logistic regression models to control for health risk age, gender and work location. Non-participants in a worksite fitness centre were more likely to report health-related work productivity limitations for time management (odds ratio (OR)=1.62), physical work (OR=1.58), output limitations (OR=2.24) and overall work impairment (OR=1.41) than fitness centre participants. Fitness centre participation was also associated with 1.3 days fewer short-term disability days per year per employee and fewer health risks. These results support the association of worksite fitness centre participants with improved worker productivity. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
physical fitness programmes; state of health; work efficiency |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
USA; programme evaluation; questionnaire survey; sickness absenteeism |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | USA |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational physiology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Physiology, ergonomics
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Physical fitness programmes
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