The Duke Employee Weight Loss Program: Report of a Duke Diet and Fitness Center Pilot Study
Background: Obesity is increasingly prevalent in the industrialized world. Obese workers have two times the number of workers’ compensation claims as those of non-obese workers. Worksite interventions may be especially effective because employees spend a large part of their day in the work environme...
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| author | Leonor Corsino A. Garrett Hazelton Howard Eisenson Crystal Tyson Laura P. Svetkey Ronald Sha Truls Ostbye Ruth Q. Wolever |
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| description | Background: Obesity is increasingly prevalent in the industrialized world. Obese workers have two times the number of workers’ compensation claims as those of non-obese workers. Worksite interventions may be especially effective because employees spend a large part of their day in the work environment, and both employee and employer have incentives to improve the employees’ health. Objective: To assess the impact of a 4 week employee intervention in participant’s weight, body fat and blood pressure. Methods: This was a pilot study. We assessed feasibility and impact compared to baseline at 4 weeks, 6 months, and 12 months post-program. The primary outcomes were weight and body mass index. Secondary outcomes included percent body fat and blood pressure. Results: Forty participants consented to be part of the study. Baseline weight was 97.8 kg [SD ± 17.05]. Twelve months post-intervention weight loss averaged 2.7 kg [SD ± 6.35]. One-way repeated measures ANOVA showed a significant effect of participation on weight, body mass index, and percent body fat. Conclusion: Significant improvements in the primary outcomes were observed in participants completing our worksite pilot study, indicating that a worksite weight loss intervention is potentially effective |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2fb4c087f9e4457dbd86a1aa1ed8878b2022-12-21T22:25:14ZengOccupational Health and Safety Society of NepalInternational Journal of Occupational Safety and Health2091-08782091-08782016-03-01244450The Duke Employee Weight Loss Program: Report of a Duke Diet and Fitness Center Pilot StudyLeonor CorsinoA. Garrett HazeltonHoward EisensonCrystal Tyson Laura P. SvetkeyRonald ShaTruls OstbyeRuth Q. WoleverBackground: Obesity is increasingly prevalent in the industrialized world. Obese workers have two times the number of workers’ compensation claims as those of non-obese workers. Worksite interventions may be especially effective because employees spend a large part of their day in the work environment, and both employee and employer have incentives to improve the employees’ health. Objective: To assess the impact of a 4 week employee intervention in participant’s weight, body fat and blood pressure. Methods: This was a pilot study. We assessed feasibility and impact compared to baseline at 4 weeks, 6 months, and 12 months post-program. The primary outcomes were weight and body mass index. Secondary outcomes included percent body fat and blood pressure. Results: Forty participants consented to be part of the study. Baseline weight was 97.8 kg [SD ± 17.05]. Twelve months post-intervention weight loss averaged 2.7 kg [SD ± 6.35]. One-way repeated measures ANOVA showed a significant effect of participation on weight, body mass index, and percent body fat. Conclusion: Significant improvements in the primary outcomes were observed in participants completing our worksite pilot study, indicating that a worksite weight loss intervention is potentially effectivehttps://ijoshnepal.com/file/79/downloadobesityworksiteinterventionemployee |
| spellingShingle | Leonor Corsino A. Garrett Hazelton Howard Eisenson Crystal Tyson Laura P. Svetkey Ronald Sha Truls Ostbye Ruth Q. Wolever The Duke Employee Weight Loss Program: Report of a Duke Diet and Fitness Center Pilot Study International Journal of Occupational Safety and Health obesity worksite intervention employee |
| title | The Duke Employee Weight Loss Program: Report of a Duke Diet and Fitness Center Pilot Study |
| title_full | The Duke Employee Weight Loss Program: Report of a Duke Diet and Fitness Center Pilot Study |
| title_fullStr | The Duke Employee Weight Loss Program: Report of a Duke Diet and Fitness Center Pilot Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Duke Employee Weight Loss Program: Report of a Duke Diet and Fitness Center Pilot Study |
| title_short | The Duke Employee Weight Loss Program: Report of a Duke Diet and Fitness Center Pilot Study |
| title_sort | duke employee weight loss program report of a duke diet and fitness center pilot study |
| topic | obesity worksite intervention employee |
| url | https://ijoshnepal.com/file/79/download |
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