Stress Level, Health Behaviors, and Quality of Life in Employees Joining a Wellness Center

被引:45
作者
Clark, Matthew M. [1 ,2 ]
Warren, Beth A. [2 ]
Hagen, Philip T. [2 ,4 ]
Johnson, Bruce D. [2 ,5 ]
Jenkins, Sarah M. [3 ]
Werneburg, Brooke L. [2 ]
Olsen, Kerry D. [2 ,6 ]
机构
[1] Mayo Clin, Dept Psychiat & Psychol, Rochester, MN 55905 USA
[2] Mayo Clin, Dan Abraham Healthy Living Ctr, Rochester, MN 55905 USA
[3] Mayo Clin, Div Biomed Stat & Infomat, Rochester, MN 55905 USA
[4] Mayo Clin, Div Prevent Occupat & Aerosp Med, Rochester, MN 55905 USA
[5] Mayo Clin, Div Cardiovasc Dis, Dept Internal Med, Rochester, MN 55905 USA
[6] Mayo Clin, Dept Otorhinolaryngol, Rochester, MN 55905 USA
关键词
Psychologic Stress; Health Behavior; Quality of Life; Prevention Research; PROMOTION PROGRAM; CANCER; INTERVENTION; IMPACT;
D O I
10.4278/ajhp.090821-QUAN-272
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
Purpose. Examine the relationship between stress level and quality of life at a worksite wellness center. Design. A survey completed when joining the wellness center. Setting. Employee wellness center. Subjects. Survey that inquired about stress, health behaviors, and quality of life of more than 13,000 employees joining a wellness center. Measures. A series of questions about current health status and health behaviors. Analysis. Two-sample Nests assuming unequal variances. Results. A total of 2147 of these employees reported having high stress levels. Employees with high stress levels had statistically significant lower quality of life, more fatigue, and poorer health compared with employees with low stress levels. In terms of their ability and motivation to participate in wellness programs, the high-stress employees were also less active and had less healthy nutritional habits, less support, and less confidence in their ability to be active. They also reported having more health problems, including high blood pressure, high blood sugar, high cholesterol, and overweight. Conclusions. It appears that employees with high stress levels those who might most benefit from participation in wellness programs may experience the greatest difficulty participating actively in wellness programs because of their lack of support, low confidence, and numerous health problems. Perhaps offering tailored stress reduction programs for these employees would be beneficial. (Am J Health Promot 2011;26[1]:21-25.)
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