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Anne M Wolf1, Mir S Siadaty, Jayne Q Crowther
1Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA 22908-0717, USA. amw6n@virginia.edu
Objective:
To evaluate the effectiveness of a lifestyle intervention (LI) in reducing work loss and disability days.
Methods:
One year randomized controlled trial of health plan members (n = 147) with type 2 diabetes and obesity. Members were randomized to modest-cost LI or usual care (UC). Outcomes were group differences in cumulative days either missed at work or with disability using Mann-Whitney U-tests and Poisson regression models.
Results:
LI reduced the risk of workdays lost by 64.3% (P
Conclusion:
LIs reduce work loss and disability days associated with diabetes and obesity.
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