The effects of two workplace weight management programs and weight loss on health care utilization and costs

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• Alternative Title:
  J Occup Environ Med
• Personal Author:
  Østbye, Truls ; Stroo, Marissa ; Eisenstein, Eric L. ; Dement, John M.
• Description:
  Objectives
  
  Compare the impact of two worksite weight management programs, WM (education) and WM+ (education plus counseling), on health care utilization and costs. Secondarily, compare the intervention groups to an observational control group of obese workers. Finally, evaluate the impact of actual weight loss on these outcomes.
  
  Methods
  
  Estimate the change in the WM and WM+ intervention groups. Using propensity score adjustment compare the two intervention groups with the observational control group; and compare those who lost weight with those who did not.
  
  Results
  
  No significant differences between the two intervention groups, or between these intervention groups and the observational control group. Those who lost weight reduced their overall health care costs.
  
  Conclusion
  
  To achieve weight loss and associated morbidity reductions, more extensive and intensive interventions, with more attention to motivation and compliance, are required.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Adult Article Counseling Female Health Care Costs Health Promotion Health Services Humans Male Middle Aged Occupational Health Services Propensity Score Treatment Outcome Weight Loss Weight Reduction Programs

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• Source:
  J Occup Environ Med. 58(2):162-169
• Pubmed ID:
  26849260
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4746003
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  R01 OH009468/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/United States
• Place as Subject:
  North Carolina
• Volume:
  58
• Issue:
  2
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:1b1424f66fbb42c0e1872e52fb5d3669e06623fd571fbcf90570d8cbee87d3fa
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/37941/cdc_37941_DS1.pdf
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