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Background: This paper presents the results of an evaluation of the Better Health at Work Award—a structured regional workplace health programme which combined changes to the work environment with lifestyle interventions. Methods: Baseline and follow-up data on sickness-absence rates and programme costs were collected retrospectively via a web survey of all participating organizations. Changes over time were calculated using 95% confidence intervals of the mean, supplemented by hypothesis testing using a t-test. The indicative cost–benefits of the intervention were also calculated. Results: Participation was associated with a mean reduction in sickness absence of 0.26–1.6 days per employee per year depending on the length and level of participation in the programme. The estimated cost for the programme was £3 per sickness-absence day saved. Conclusions: These results suggest that the Better Health at Work Award could be a cost-effective way of improving health and reducing sickness absence particularly in the public sector. However, controlled evaluations of future interventions are needed.
Author(s): Braun T, Bambra C, Booth M, Kasim A, Milne E
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Journal of Public Health
Year: 2015
Volume: 37
Issue: 1
Pages: 138-142
Print publication date: 01/03/2015
Online publication date: 06/07/2014
Acceptance date: 01/01/1900
Date deposited: 05/02/2017
ISSN (print): 1741-3842
ISSN (electronic): 1741-3850
Publisher: Oxford University Press
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdu043
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdu043
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