High cholesterol contributes to the hardening and narrowing of arteries (known as atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, or ASCVD) – which in turn is a major cause of heart attacks and strokes....
This IBI report features the productivity implications of poorly managed diabetes drawing upon IBI’s 2013 Benchmarking data, prior IBI studies and others’ research.
A new IBI Case Study tells the story of how on-site clinics and value-based healthcare benefits for teachers and administrative staff helped Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) save $2.8 million...
At a conference of clinical endocrinologists (AACE/ACE) in Washington, D.C., Kim Jinnett presented an overview of research that connects investments in health to work outcomes – with a specific
The review found that obesity and lack of physical activity are both risk factors for exit from paid employment through work disability.
Employers understand that employees’ illnesses impose lost productivity costs in terms of both absence and presenteeism. However, it is not clear how often employees attend work while ill ...
Acute low back pain is common and it becomes chronic in a small proportion of people. Some psychosocial factors measured in the acute or subacute stages of low back pain are predictors of ...
There is moderate evidence that graded activities can reduce sickness absence, and limited evidence for managed return-to-work (RTW), cognitive behavioral therapy and for problem solving therapy ...
Many employers attempt to save short-term disability costs by implementing plans with longer elimination periods and shorter maximum benefit durations. Some of the lost time and wage replacements ...
Burnout, low job control, low decision latitude and perceptions of unfairness in the workplace increased the likelihood of sickness absence. Interventions that target psychosocial working ...
Studies that examined absenteeism as a health outcome tend to find that efforts to increase employee participatory decision-making resulted in fewer absences. However this did not always occur ...
Studies that examined absenteeism as a health outcome tend to find that efforts restructure tasks had little impact on absenteeism. The evidence for increased teamwork was stronger than that for ...
A regional manufacturing company addressed health risks among aging, predominantly male workers by focusing on risk factors such as metabolic syndrome and smoking.
Modifiable health risks such as smoking, obesity, poor nutrition, and physical inactivity have well-established links to preventable diseases that Impact work productivity. Less is known about ...
Workers with more medically unexplained physical symptoms have greater numbers of sick days, as well as higher rates of mental disorders such as depression and anxiety...
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