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| rdf:type | |
| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:issue |
4
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
1991-7-3
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| pubmed:abstractText |
Work site health-promotion programs represent an increasingly common attempt by industry to improve the health of employees. The potential impact of programs is limited by nonparticipation, especially among demographic subgroups and those who could most benefit from health behavior change. The present study prospectively examined the relationship of personnel data and self-reported health habits and health status to participation in the health-promotion program at a research and development work site. Thirty-four percent of the 505 employees enrolled in the health-promotion program. White employees were 2.47 times as likely to participate as nonwhites (95% confidence interval, 1.59, 3.83). Those with health maintenance organization health insurance were 1.43 times as likely to participate as were employees with fee-for-service insurance (1.11, 1.84). There was no difference between participants and nonparticipants in self-reported health status, and only slightly more positive health habits were noted among participants. Seatbelt use was 1.65 times more common among participants (1.10, 2.49). The study results are reassuring that such programs do not enroll only the very healthy or those with healthy habits. However, the diminished enrollment of nonwhite employees supports concern that health-related programs may not equally reach all segments of the work force.
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| pubmed:language |
eng
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| pubmed:journal | |
| pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:month |
Apr
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| pubmed:issn |
0096-1736
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:volume |
33
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
474-8
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2006-11-15
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| pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:2037902-Adult,
pubmed-meshheading:2037902-Age Factors,
pubmed-meshheading:2037902-Attitude to Health,
pubmed-meshheading:2037902-Consumer Participation,
pubmed-meshheading:2037902-Educational Status,
pubmed-meshheading:2037902-Ethnic Groups,
pubmed-meshheading:2037902-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:2037902-Health Behavior,
pubmed-meshheading:2037902-Health Promotion,
pubmed-meshheading:2037902-Health Status,
pubmed-meshheading:2037902-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:2037902-Insurance, Health,
pubmed-meshheading:2037902-Logistic Models,
pubmed-meshheading:2037902-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:2037902-Marriage,
pubmed-meshheading:2037902-Occupational Health,
pubmed-meshheading:2037902-Prospective Studies,
pubmed-meshheading:2037902-Questionnaires,
pubmed-meshheading:2037902-Sex Factors,
pubmed-meshheading:2037902-United States
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| pubmed:year |
1991
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
Demographic and health characteristics of participants and nonparticipants in a work site health-promotion program.
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| pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Comparative Study,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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