Engagement in health and wellness: An online incentive-based program
Increasingly, corporate health promotion programs are implementing wellness programs integrating principles of behavioral economics. Employees of a large firm were provided a customized online incentive program to design their own commitments to meet health goals. This study examines patterns of pro...
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| author | Teresa B. Gibson J. Ross Maclean Ginger S. Carls Brian J. Moore Emily D. Ehrlich Victoria Fener Jordan Goldberg Elaine Mechanic Colin Baigel |
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| description | Increasingly, corporate health promotion programs are implementing wellness programs integrating principles of behavioral economics. Employees of a large firm were provided a customized online incentive program to design their own commitments to meet health goals. This study examines patterns of program participation and engagement in health promotion activities. Subjects were US-based employees of a large, nondurable goods manufacturing firm who were enrolled in corporate health benefits in 2010 and 2011. We assessed measures of engagement with the workplace health promotion program (e.g., incentive points earned, weight loss). To further examine behaviors indicating engagement in health promotion activities, we constructed an aggregate, employee-level engagement index. Regression models were employed to assess the association between employee characteristics and the engagement index, and the engagement index and spending. 4220 employees utilized the online program and made 25,716 commitments. Male employees age 18–34 had the highest level of engagement, and male employees age 55–64 had the lowest level of engagement overall. Prior year health status and prior year spending did not show a significant association with the level of engagement with the program (p > 0.05). Flexible, incentive-based behavioral health and lifestyle programs may reach the broader workforce including those with chronic conditions and higher levels of health spending. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-515f7d15f55445d1b3b51ff0d72fe9bb2022-12-22T01:58:52ZengElsevierPreventive Medicine Reports2211-33552017-09-017C869010.1016/j.pmedr.2017.05.013Engagement in health and wellness: An online incentive-based programTeresa B. Gibson0J. Ross Maclean1Ginger S. Carls2Brian J. Moore3Emily D. Ehrlich4Victoria Fener5Jordan Goldberg6Elaine Mechanic7Colin BaigelTruven Health Analytics, 100 Phoenix Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48108, United StatesPrecision Health Economics, 11100 Santa Monica Blvd. Suite 500, Los Angeles, CA 90025, United StatesAnalysis Group, Inc., 1010 El Camino Real, Suite 310, Menlo Park, CA 94025, United StatesTruven Health Analytics, 100 Phoenix Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48108, United StatesAltarum Institute, 3520 Green Ct., Ann Arbor, MI 48105, United StatesstickK.com, 39 East 30th Street, Suite 4, New York, NY 10016stickK.com, 39 East 30th Street, Suite 4, New York, NY 10016stickK.com, 39 East 30th Street, Suite 4, New York, NY 10016Increasingly, corporate health promotion programs are implementing wellness programs integrating principles of behavioral economics. Employees of a large firm were provided a customized online incentive program to design their own commitments to meet health goals. This study examines patterns of program participation and engagement in health promotion activities. Subjects were US-based employees of a large, nondurable goods manufacturing firm who were enrolled in corporate health benefits in 2010 and 2011. We assessed measures of engagement with the workplace health promotion program (e.g., incentive points earned, weight loss). To further examine behaviors indicating engagement in health promotion activities, we constructed an aggregate, employee-level engagement index. Regression models were employed to assess the association between employee characteristics and the engagement index, and the engagement index and spending. 4220 employees utilized the online program and made 25,716 commitments. Male employees age 18–34 had the highest level of engagement, and male employees age 55–64 had the lowest level of engagement overall. Prior year health status and prior year spending did not show a significant association with the level of engagement with the program (p > 0.05). Flexible, incentive-based behavioral health and lifestyle programs may reach the broader workforce including those with chronic conditions and higher levels of health spending.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211335517300918Wellness programsEconomicsBehavioralEmployer health costsOnline systems |
| spellingShingle | Teresa B. Gibson J. Ross Maclean Ginger S. Carls Brian J. Moore Emily D. Ehrlich Victoria Fener Jordan Goldberg Elaine Mechanic Colin Baigel Engagement in health and wellness: An online incentive-based program Preventive Medicine Reports Wellness programs Economics Behavioral Employer health costs Online systems |
| title | Engagement in health and wellness: An online incentive-based program |
| title_full | Engagement in health and wellness: An online incentive-based program |
| title_fullStr | Engagement in health and wellness: An online incentive-based program |
| title_full_unstemmed | Engagement in health and wellness: An online incentive-based program |
| title_short | Engagement in health and wellness: An online incentive-based program |
| title_sort | engagement in health and wellness an online incentive based program |
| topic | Wellness programs Economics Behavioral Employer health costs Online systems |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211335517300918 |
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