Illinois Workplace Wellness Study
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 入组人数
- 4,834
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Wellness Program participation
研究概览
简要总结
Workplace wellness programs have become a $6 billion industry and are widely touted as a way to improve employee well-being, reduce health care costs by promoting prevention, and increase workplace productivity. Yet, there is little rigorous evidence available to support these claims, partly because the voluntary nature of these programs means that participants may differ from nonparticipants for reasons unrelated to the causal effects of the wellness program. The investigators will implement a randomized control trial to identify the effects of incentives on wellness program participation, produce causal estimates of the effect of wellness programs on health outcomes, determine what kinds of employees benefit from wellness programs the most, and test for the presence of peer effects in wellness participation.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Prevention
- 盲法
- Single (Care Provider)
盲法说明
Professionals who implement the biometric screenings, health risk assessments, and wellness courses do no know the exact treatment group of study participants.
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Benefits eligible employees at UIUC. Physically located on UIUC campus, not terminated, eligible for benefits.
排除标准
- •Members of the research team, employees directly involved with the approval or implementation of the study, family members of the research team.
结局指标
主要结局
Wellness Program participation
时间窗: Second year of study
Completion of biometric screening, HRA, wellness activities
Selection into treatment by self-reported health utilization
时间窗: Baseline measure
The investigators will compare the average observable characteristics of participants, relative to treatment non-participants. Health care utilization is measured by survey, with yes/no variable for: ever having been screened, prescription drug use, physician/ER visit in prior year, hospital visit in the past year.
Employment and Productivity
时间窗: 12 months and 24-30 months following study
Promotion, job termination, sick leave, attitude toward management, index of these variables
Waist circumference
时间窗: 1 year following study, 2 years following study
Biometric health measures collected one year after study. Circumference is measured in inches.
Resting blood pressure
时间窗: 1 year following study, 2 years following study
Biometric health measures collected one year after study. Blood pressure is measured in mm Hg.
Blood glucose
时间窗: 1 year following study, 2 years following study
Biometric health measures collected one year after study. Blood glucose is measured in mg/dL.
Selection into treatment by baseline health spending
时间窗: 13 months prior to study
The investigators will compare the average observable characteristics of participants, relative to treatment non-participants. Average monthly spending prior to the intervention is measured via administrative health claims data.
Selection into treatment by smoking status
时间窗: Baseline measure
The investigators will compare the average observable characteristics of participants, relative to treatment non-participants. Smoking status is measured via survey, with yes/no variables for: current smoker of cigarettes, current smoker of other product, former smoker, never smoker.
Health Status and Behaviors
时间窗: 12 months and 24-30 months following study
Marathon participation, gym visits, health screening
Selection into treatment by self-reported health
时间窗: Baseline measure
The investigators will compare the average observable characteristics of participants, relative to treatment non-participants. Self-reported health is measured as excellent, good, average, or poor.
Selection into treatment by gender
时间窗: Baseline measure
The investigators will compare the average observable characteristics of participants, relative to treatment non-participants. Gender is measured in administrative HR records.
Selection into treatment by Age
时间窗: Baseline measure
The investigators will compare the average observable characteristics of participants, relative to treatment non-participants. Age is grouped into three categories: younger than 37, age 37 to 49, age 50 or higher.
Selection into treatment by race
时间窗: Baseline measure
The investigators will compare the average observable characteristics of participants, relative to treatment non-participants. Race is measure via administrative HR records, as white or nonwhite.
Selection into treatment by chronic condition
时间窗: Baseline measure
The investigators will compare the average observable characteristics of participants, relative to treatment non-participants. Chronic condition is measured via baseline survey, and coded as a yes/no variable.
Height
时间窗: 1 year following study, 2 years following study
Biometric health measures collected one year after study. Height is measured in feet and inches.
Weight
时间窗: 1 year following study, 2 years following study
Biometric health measures collected one year after study. Weight is measured in pounds and ounces.
Cholesterol levels
时间窗: 1 year following study, 2 years following study
Biometric health measures collected one year after study. Cholesterol is measured mg/dL. We measure lipids: LDL, HDL, and triglycerides.
Selection into treatment by salary quartile
时间窗: Baseline measure
The investigators will compare the average observable characteristics of participants, relative to treatment non-participants. Salary, measured by administrative HR records, is coded into 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th quartile.
Health Insurance Spending
时间窗: 12 months and 24-30 months following study
Spending as measured in health insurance claims data
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Damon Jones
Faculty Research Fellow
National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.