Does successful weight loss in an internet-based worksite weight loss program improve employee presenteeism and absenteeism?
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Certain risk factors associated with overweight and obesity may lead to reduced productivity in the workforce (i.e., increased absenteeism and presenteeism). Participants in a large, Internet-based worksite weight loss intervention, who were present at follow-up (N = 1,030), completed a self-reported productivity measure (World Health Organization's Health and Work Performance Questionnaire) at baseline and postintervention. Twenty-two percent of the participants lost a clinically meaningful amount of weight (≥5% weight loss). There were no statistically significant (p < .05) relationships between weight change from baseline to 12 months and change scores of absolute or relative absenteeism or for absolute or relative presenteeism. Within a modestly successful Internet-based, worksite weight loss intervention, weight loss did not improve self-reported absenteeism or presenteeism. Further studies are needed to explore the sensitivity of the World Health Organization's Health and Work Performance Questionnaire and the long-term effects of weight loss on productivity.
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An internet-based worksite weight loss programme resulted in clinically significant weight loss (>5% weight loss) in 22% of the patients.
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- Authors
- Harden, S. M., You, W., Almeida, F. A., Hill, J. L., Linnan, L. A., Allen, K. C., & Estabrooks, P. A.
- Affiliations
- Virginia Tech (US)
- Carilion Clinic (US)
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- University of Southern California (US)
- Corresponding author
- Harden, Samantha M.
- Venue
- Health Education & Behavior
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2015-04-04
- Volume
- 42
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 769-774
- ISSN
- 1090-1981 (ISSN-L)
- 1552-6127
- PMC
- PMC5886716
- OpenAlex
- W2092164250
- Cited by
- 15
- References
- 29
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 1
- FWCI
- 3.66
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Health Education & Behavior (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (R01DK071664)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Workplace Health and Well-being
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Physical Activity and Health
- Keywords
- weight loss, online intervention, workplace health promotion, absenteeism, presenteeism, labor productivity, obesity, overweight, workplace health
- MeSH terms
- Absenteeism, Presenteeism, Adult, Efficiency, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Obesity, Surveys and Questionnaires, Risk Factors, Weight Loss, Workplace, Internet, Weight Reduction Programs
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