The effects of an employee fitness program on worker productivity, absenteeism, and health care cost.

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Main Author: Oden, Gary Lynn
Other Authors: Crouse, Stephen F. (degree committee member.), LeUnes, Arnold D. (degree committee member.), Shea, Charles H. (degree committee member.)
Format: Thesis Book
Language:English
Published: 1987.
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245 1 4 |a The effects of an employee fitness program on worker productivity, absenteeism, and health care cost. 
264 1 |c 1987. 
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500 |a Vita. 
502 |b Ph. D. in Physical Education  |c Texas A & M University  |d 1987 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (leaves 83-95). 
520 3 |a Forty-five sedentary volunteers, employed by Westinghouse Corporation, completed pre-, mid-, and post-test evaluations and served as subjects for this investigation. Subjects underwent evaluations for maximum oxygen uptake, percent body fat, blood lipids, job-related tension, and job satisfaction. A 6-month pre-study baseline was established for the variables of productivity and absenteeism and these variables were monitored continuously during the study. Health care cost for the 24-week treatment period was monitored and used for comparison between groups. Subjects were randomly assigned to either an exercise or control group. Control group members were asked to refrain from engaging in physical activities, beyond their normal daily routine, while exercise group members participated in aerobic training sessions a minimum of 3 days per week for a duration of 24 weeks. Analysis of variance results indicate that the exercise group showed significant (p<.05) improvement for maximum oxygen uptake and percent body fat. Both groups showed a significant (p<.05) reduction in total cholesterol, while the exercise group showed a significant (p<.05) increase in high density lipoprotein cholesterol. Results for job-related tension and job satisfaction were nonsignificant. Differences for productivity, absenteeism, and health care cost were also found to be nonsignificant. 
650 0 |a Exercise  |x Physiological aspects. 
650 0 |a Labor productivity. 
650 4 |a Major physical education. 
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700 1 |a LeUnes, Arnold D.,  |e degree committee member. 
700 1 |a Shea, Charles H.,  |e degree committee member. 
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