Nathan A Barleen
Biographic Data
| ID | 5546248 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nathan A Barleen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nathan A |
| FAMILY NAME | Barleen |
| SIGNATURE | BARLEEN N A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Twin Cities Orthopedics |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Effectiveness of a Health Promotion Program After 3 Years
BACKGROUND: Health promotion programs for the workplace are often sold to employers with the promise that they will pay for themselves with lowered health care expenditures and reduced absenteeism. In a recent review of the literature, it was noted that analysts often caution not to expect a positive return on investment until the third year of operation. OBJECTIVE: This study investigates whether a positive return on investment was generated in …
What Factors Influence Participation in an Exercise-Focused, Employer-Based Wellness Program
Following the recent introduction of an incentive-based, exercise-focused wellness program at a large public university, this paper investigates the factors that influence employees' behavior with respect to participation and regular exercise. Results suggest that an employee's probability of signing up for the program is related to her exercise behavior prior to the program's inception, the time cost of exercise, taste for fitness center exercis…
Quality-of-Life Weights for the US Population
BACKGROUND: Many of the large ongoing national surveys of the US population contain a question that asks for the respondent's self-reported health status: "excellent," "very good," "good," "fair," or "poor." These surveys could be used to conduct cost-utility analyses of health care policies, treatments or other interventions if quality-of-life (QOL) weights for the self-reported health statuses were also available. OBJECTIVE: The objective of th…
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Quality-of-Life Weights for the US Population
BACKGROUND: Many of the large ongoing national surveys of the US population contain a question that asks for the respondent's self-reported health status: "excellent," "very good," "good," "fair," or "poor." These surveys could be used to conduct cost-utility analyses of health care policies, treatments or other interventions if quality-of-life (QOL) weights for the self-reported health statuses were also available. OBJECTIVE: The objective of th…
What Factors Influence Participation in an Exercise-Focused, Employer-Based Wellness Program
Following the recent introduction of an incentive-based, exercise-focused wellness program at a large public university, this paper investigates the factors that influence employees' behavior with respect to participation and regular exercise. Results suggest that an employee's probability of signing up for the program is related to her exercise behavior prior to the program's inception, the time cost of exercise, taste for fitness center exercis…
The Effectiveness of a Health Promotion Program After 3 Years
BACKGROUND: Health promotion programs for the workplace are often sold to employers with the promise that they will pay for themselves with lowered health care expenditures and reduced absenteeism. In a recent review of the literature, it was noted that analysts often caution not to expect a positive return on investment until the third year of operation. OBJECTIVE: This study investigates whether a positive return on investment was generated in …
Medicine (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Gerontology (2 works) · Gerontology (2 works) · Health care (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Workplace Health and Well-being (2 works) · Absenteeism (1 works) · Actuarial science (1 works)