The association between modifiable well-being risks and productivity: a longitudinal study in pooled employer sample
Yuyan Shi1, Lindsay E Sears, Carter R Coberley
1Healthways, Inc, Center for Health Research, Franklin, TN 37067, USA. Yuyan.Shi@healthways.com
Objective:
To examine the longitudinal relationship between modifiable well-being risks and productivity.
Methods:
A total of 19,121 employees from five employers participated in baseline and follow-up well-being assessment surveys. Multivariate regressions assessed whether changes in absenteeism, presenteeism, and job performance were associated with changes in 19 modifiable well-being risks.
Results:
Over time, a 5% reduction in total count of well-being risks was significantly associated with 0.74% decrease in absenteeism, 2.38% decrease in presenteeism, and 0.24% increase in performance. High blood pressure, recurring pain, unhealthy diet, inadequate exercise, poor emotional health, poor supervisor relationship, not utilizing strengths doing job, and organization unsupportive of well-being had greater independent contributions in explaining productivity impairment.
Conclusions:
The often-ignored well-being risks such as work-related and financial health risks provided incremental explanation of longitudinal productivity variations beyond traditional measures of health-related risks.
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