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Jain A, LaValley M, Dukes K, Lane K, Winter M, Spangler KR, Cesare N, Wang B, Rickles M, Mohammed S. Modeling health and well-being measures using ZIP code spatial neighborhood patterns. Sci Rep 2024; 14:9180. [PMID: 38649687 PMCID: PMC11035567 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-58157-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2023] [Accepted: 03/26/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024] Open
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Individual-level assessment of health and well-being permits analysis of community well-being and health risk evaluations across several dimensions of health. It also enables comparison and rankings of reported health and well-being for large geographical areas such as states, metropolitan areas, and counties. However, there is large variation in reported well-being within such large spatial units underscoring the importance of analyzing well-being at more granular levels, such as ZIP codes. In this paper, we address this problem by modeling well-being data to generate ZIP code tabulation area (ZCTA)-level rankings through spatially informed statistical modeling. We build regression models for individual-level overall well-being index and scores from five subscales (Physical, Financial, Social, Community, Purpose) using individual-level demographic characteristics as predictors while including a ZCTA-level spatial effect. The ZCTA neighborhood information is incorporated by using a graph Laplacian matrix; this enables estimation of the effect of a ZCTA on well-being using individual-level data from that ZCTA as well as by borrowing information from neighboring ZCTAs. We deploy our model on well-being data for the U.S. states of Massachusetts and Georgia. We find that our model can capture the effects of demographic features while also offering spatial effect estimates for all ZCTAs, including ones with no observations, under certain conditions. These spatial effect estimates provide community health and well-being rankings of ZCTAs, and our method can be deployed more generally to model other outcomes that are spatially dependent as well as data from other states or groups of states.
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- Abhi Jain
- Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, 02118, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, 02118, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, 02118, USA.
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- Department of Environmental Health, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, 02118, USA
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- Biostatistics and Epidemiology Data Analytics Center, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, 02118, USA
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- Department of Environmental Health, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, 02118, USA
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- Biostatistics and Epidemiology Data Analytics Center, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, 02118, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, 02118, USA
- Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, 01655, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, 02118, USA.
- Rafik B. Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science and Engineering, Boston University, Boston, 02215, USA.
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Spatz ES, Roy B, Riley C, Witters D, Herrin J. Association of Population Well-Being With Cardiovascular Outcomes. JAMA Netw Open 2023; 6:e2321740. [PMID: 37405774 PMCID: PMC10323707 DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.21740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/06/2023] Open
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Importance Mortality from cardiovascular disease (CVD) varies across communities and is associated with known structural and population health factors. Still, a population's well-being, including sense of purpose, social relationships, financial security, and relationship to community, may be an important target to improve cardiovascular health. Objective To examine the association of population level measures of well-being with rates of CVD mortality in the US. Design, Setting, and Participants This cross-sectional study linked data from the Gallup National Health and Well-Being Index (WBI) survey to county-level rates of CVD mortality from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlas of Heart Disease and Stroke. Participants were respondents of the WBI survey, which was conducted by Gallup with randomly selected adults aged 18 years or older from 2015 to 2017. Data were analyzed from August 2022 to May 2023. Main Outcomes and Measures The primary outcome was the county-level rate of total CVD mortality; secondary outcomes were mortality rates for stroke, heart failure, coronary heart disease, acute myocardial infarction, and total heart disease. The association of population well-being (measured using a modified version of the WBI) with CVD mortality was assessed, and an analysis of whether the association was modified by county structural factors (Area Deprivation Index [ADI], income inequality, and urbanicity) and population health factors (percentages of the adult population who had hypertension, diabetes, or obesity; were currently smoking; and were physically inactive) was conducted. Population WBI and its ability to mediate the association of structural factors associated with CVD using structural equation models was also assessed. Results Well-being surveys were completed by 514 971 individuals (mean [SD] age 54.0 [19.2] years; 251 691 [48.9%] women; 379 521 [76.0%] White respondents) living in 3228 counties. Mortality rates for CVD decreased from a mean of 499.7 (range, 174.2-974.7) deaths per 100 000 persons in counties with the lowest quintile of population well-being to 438.6 (range, 110.1-850.4) deaths per 100 000 persons in counties with the highest quintile of population well-being. Secondary outcomes showed similar patterns. In the unadjusted model, the effect size (SE) of WBI on CVD mortality was -15.5 (1.5; P < .001), or a decrease of 15 deaths per 100 000 persons for each 1-point increase of population well-being. After adjusting for structural factors and structural plus population health factors, the association was attenuated but still significant, with an effect size (SE) of -7.3 (1.6; P < .001); for each 1-point increase in well-being, the total cardiovascular death rate decreased by 7.3 deaths per 100 000 persons. Secondary outcomes showed similar patterns, with mortality due to coronary heart disease and heart failure being significant in fully adjusted models. In mediation analyses, associations of income inequality and ADI with CVD mortality were all partly mediated by the modified population WBI. Conclusions and Relevance In this cross-sectional study assessing the association of well-being and cardiovascular outcomes, higher well-being, a measurable, modifiable, and meaningful outcome, was associated with lower CVD mortality, even after controlling for structural and cardiovascular-related population health factors, indicating that well-being may be a focus for advancing cardiovascular health.
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- Erica S Spatz
- Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
- Yale University/Yale New Haven Health Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Section of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Division of Critical Care, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Gallup National Health and Well-Being Index, Omaha, Nebraska
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- Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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Puce L, Okwen PM, Yuh MN, Akah Ndum Okwen G, Pambe Miong RH, Kong JD, Bragazzi NL. Well-being and quality of life in people with disabilities practicing sports, athletes with disabilities, and para-athletes: Insights from a critical review of the literature. Front Psychol 2023; 14:1071656. [PMID: 36844305 PMCID: PMC9945540 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1071656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2022] [Accepted: 01/13/2023] [Indexed: 02/10/2023] Open
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Global well-being (GWB) is a complex, multi-dimensional, and multi-faceted construct that can be explored from two different, but often overlapping, complementary perspectives: the subjective and the objective ones. The subjective perspective, in turn, is comprised of two dimensions: namely, the hedonic and the eudaimonic standpoints. Within the former dimension, researchers have developed the concept of subjective hedonic well-being (SHWB), whereas, within the latter, they have built the framework of psychological and social well-being (PSWB). Disabled people have poorer well-being due to their pathology and may more frequently suffer from anxiety and depressive disorders than their able-bodied counterparts. Sports participation is an essential way to cope with disability. On the other hand, compared with their able-bodied peers, athletes with disabilities and para-athletes undergo a unique series of stressors. Little is known in terms of hedonic and eudaimonic well-being and quality of life in this specific population. Here, we review the literature, with an emphasis on the current state-of-art and gaps in knowledge that need to be addressed by future research. High-quality, large-scale investigations are needed to have a better understanding of the self-perceived (hedonic) and objective (eudaimonic) well-being and quality of life of disabled people practicing sports, athletes with disabilities, and para-athletes.
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- Luca Puce
- Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health (DINOGMI), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Laboratory for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (LIAM), Department of Mathematics and Statistics, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada,Africa-Canada Artificial Intelligence and Data Innovation Consortium (ACADIC), Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Faculty of Science, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Laboratory for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (LIAM), Department of Mathematics and Statistics, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada,Africa-Canada Artificial Intelligence and Data Innovation Consortium (ACADIC), Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Faculty of Science, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada,*Correspondence: Nicola Luigi Bragazzi,
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Mirzakhani K, Khadivzadeh T, Faridhosseini F, Ebadi A. Development and psychometric evaluation of the High-Risk Pregnancy Well-Being Index in Mashhad: a methodological study. Reprod Health 2022; 19:218. [PMID: 36457135 PMCID: PMC9714023 DOI: 10.1186/s12978-022-01529-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2022] [Accepted: 11/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Assessment of well-being in high-risk pregnancy (HRP) is the key to achieve positive maternal and fetal outcomes. Although there are a wide range of instruments for well-being assessment, none of them is comprehensive for well-being assessment in HRP. The present study aimed at the development and psychometric evaluation of the High-Risk Pregnancy Well-Being Index (HRPWBI). METHODS This methodological study was conducted using the Waltz's four-step method. The dimensions of well-being in HRP were determined based on a conceptual model and the blueprint and the item pool of HRPWBI were developed. Then, the face and the content validity were assessed and item analysis was performed. Construct validity was also assessed through exploratory factor analysis with principal component analysis on the data obtained from 376 women with HRP in Mashhad, Iran. Finally, internal consistency, test-retest stability, sensitivity, and interpretability of HRPWBI were assessed. RESULTS The scale- content validity index (SCVI) of HRPWBI was 0.91. In factor analysis, 33 items were loaded on seven factors which explained 53.77% of the total variance. Internal consistency, relative stability, absolute stability, sensitivity, and interpretability of HRPWBI were confirmed with a Cronbach's alpha of 0.84, a test-retest intraclass correlation coefficient of 0.97, a standard error of measurement of 0.92, a minimal detectable change of 8.09, and a minimal important change of 2.92, respectively. CONCLUSION HRPWBI is a valid and reliable instrument for well-being assessment among women with HRP. It can be used to assess well-being and the effects of well-being improvement interventions on well-being among women with HRP.
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- Kobra Mirzakhani
- grid.411583.a0000 0001 2198 6209Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran ,grid.411583.a0000 0001 2198 6209Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- grid.411583.a0000 0001 2198 6209Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran ,grid.411583.a0000 0001 2198 6209Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- grid.411583.a0000 0001 2198 6209Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- grid.411521.20000 0000 9975 294XBehavioral Sciences Research Center, Life Style Institute, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran ,Research Center for Life & Health Sciences & Biotechnology of the Police, Direction oh Health, Rescue & Treatment, Police Headquarter, Tehran, Iran
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Wilson D, Plesko C, Brockie TN, Glass N. The well-being of head start teachers: a scoping literature review. JOURNAL OF EARLY CHILDHOOD TEACHER EDUCATION 2022; 44:747-772. [PMID: 38161994 PMCID: PMC10756424 DOI: 10.1080/10901027.2022.2147880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2021] [Accepted: 10/31/2022] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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Attention to students' socio-emotional, behavioral, and academic outcomes raises important considerations for the psychological wellbeing of teachers, especially Head Start teachers who often work with underserved families. This scoping review summarizes current literature on Head Start teacher psychological well-being and identifies 1. how teacher well-being is conceptualized and measured, 2. Which interventions exist to promote Head Start teacher psychological well-being or help them manage stress and 3. directions for future research. The review resulted in 32 articles (29 peer-reviewed and three gray literature). Findings highlight that research is primarily descriptive using cross-sectional surveys and secondary data. Evidence suggests that although resilient and committed as educators, Head Start teachers struggle to cope with the stressors involved in supporting early childhood education. Interventions to decrease stress and promote the psychological well-being are few but teachers indicate interest in such interventions. Autonomy, feeling valued for their work, collegiality between staff, and a supportive supervisor help improve job satisfaction, retention, and psychological well-being. Future research should be guided by conceptual models that prioritize Head Start teachers' input, use of validated measures of psychological well-being with consideration of cultural and structural factors that influence well-being.
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- Deborah Wilson
- School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Ye M, Chen Y, Liu Y, Li X. Impact of organizational health-oriented strategies on employees' job performance, perceived medical mistrust as a moderator: A COVID-19 perception-based view. Front Public Health 2022; 10:946946. [PMID: 36033813 PMCID: PMC9403412 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.946946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2022] [Accepted: 07/21/2022] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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After experiencing the COVID-19 pandemic, employees' health and well-being become a priority for firms. Organizational health-oriented strategies assist them in coping with health-related crises. Based on the social exchange theory, the present study attempts to determine the role of organizational health-oriented strategies in promoting employees' job performance. This study hypothesized that the organizations' health-oriented strategies positively correlate with employees' job performance. This study also assessed the mediating role of employees' psychological wellbeing and trust and moderating role of perceived medical mistrust. For the empirical examination, data of the present study was gathered from the textile sector in China. This study analyzed data through partial least square structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). For this purpose, Smart-PLS software was used. The outcomes revealed that organizational health-oriented strategies positively enhance the employees' psychological wellbeing, trust, and job performance. Moreover, the results revealed that employees' psychological wellbeing and trust positively mediate the proposed relationships. This study found that perceived medical mistrust moderates the relationship between employees' psychological wellbeing and job performance. However, the findings revealed that perceived medical mistrust does not moderate the relationship between employees' trust and job performance. In addition, the present study's findings provide insights to the firms about the importance of health-oriented strategies. Moreover, this study's findings also serve the literature by providing important theoretical and practical implications.
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- Mao Ye
- School of Literature and Journalism, Xihua University, Chengdu, China,*Correspondence: Mao Ye ;
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- School of Literature and Journalism, Xihua University, Chengdu, China
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- School of Literature and Journalism, Xihua University, Chengdu, China
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- Agricultural and Rural Bureau of Shizhong District, Leshan, China
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Chari R, Sauter SL, Petrun Sayers EL, Huang W, Fisher GG, Chang CC. Development of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Worker Well-Being Questionnaire. J Occup Environ Med 2022; 64:707-717. [PMID: 35673249 PMCID: PMC9377498 DOI: 10.1097/jom.0000000000002585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This article describes development of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Worker Well-Being Questionnaire (WellBQ). METHODS The NIOSH WellBQ was developed through literature reviews and expert panel recommendations. We drew from a representative sample of the civilian, noninstitutionalized, US working population to pilot the questionnaire. Psychometric analyses were performed on data from 975 respondents to finalize items and optimize the NIOSH WellBQ's psychometric properties. RESULTS The final questionnaire consists of 16 scales, 5 indices, and 31 single items across 5 domains: (1) work evaluation and experience; (2) workplace policies and culture; (3) workplace physical environment and safety climate; (4) health status; and (5) home, community, and society (experiences and activities outside of work). The instrument demonstrated adequate reliability and validity. CONCLUSIONS The NIOSH WellBQ is a reliable and valid instrument that comprehensively measures worker well-being.
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Stacey L, Reczek R, Spiker R. Toward a Holistic Demographic Profile of Sexual and Gender Minority Well-being. Demography 2022; 59:1403-1430. [PMID: 35833608 PMCID: PMC9719399 DOI: 10.1215/00703370-10081664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Sexual and gender minority (SGM) populations experience disadvantages in physical health, mental health, and socioeconomic status relative to cisgender heterosexual populations. However, extant population research has tended to use objective measures and ignore subjective measures, examined well-being outcomes in isolation, and lacked information on less well studied but possibly more disadvantaged SGM subgroups. In this study, we use Gallup's National Health and Well-Being Index, which permits identification of gay/lesbian, bisexual, queer, same-gender-loving, those who identify as more than one sexual identity, transgender men, transgender women, and nonbinary/genderqueer populations. We estimate bivariate associations and ordinary least-squares regression models to examine differences along five dimensions of well-being: life purpose, residential community belonging, physical and mental health, financial well-being, and social connectedness. The results reveal that most SGM groups experience stark disadvantages relative to heterosexuals and cisgender men, which are most pronounced among bisexual, queer, and nonbinary/genderqueer populations. Intergroup and intragroup variations illuminate even greater disparities in well-being than prior research has uncovered, bringing us closer to a holistic profile of SGM well-being at the population level.
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- Lawrence Stacey
- Department of Sociology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Sociology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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Riley C, Roy B, Lam V, Lawson K, Nakano L, Sun J, Contreras E, Hamar B, Herrin J. Can a collective-impact initiative improve well-being in three US communities? Findings from a prospective repeated cross-sectional study. BMJ Open 2021; 11:e048378. [PMID: 34937711 PMCID: PMC8704973 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-048378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Communities are seeking to learn if and how they can improve the well-being of their residents. We therefore examined the impact of a community-led, collective-impact initiative, deployed through Blue Zones Project by Sharecare, aimed at improving health and well-being in one set of US communities. METHODS We used data from cross-sectional surveys of the Well-Being Index (2010-2017) to assess how the Life Evaluation Index (LEI) in Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach and Redondo Beach in California (Beach Cities) changed over time and how this change compares with change for similar cities (Beach Cities-like) and for the USA as a whole. We examined types of interventions, perceived impacts, and relationships between intervention type and change in LEI. RESULTS The Beach Cities experienced greater increases in LEI than Beach Cities-like communities and the nation. The entire portfolio of interventions was positively associated with change in LEI in the Beach Cities (+1.12, p=0.012), with process-oriented interventions most closely associated with improvement. CONCLUSIONS Community-led collective action that leverages community engagement and activation, strategic use of programming and large-scale built-environment and policy change can improve health and well-being at scale.
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- Carley Riley
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
- Division of Critical Care, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Section of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
- Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Yale School of Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Flying Buttress Associates, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- Beach Cities Health District, Redondo Beach, California, USA
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- Beach Cities Health District, Redondo Beach, California, USA
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- Beach Cities Health District, Redondo Beach, California, USA
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- Flying Buttress Associates, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
- Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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Riley C, Herrin J, Lam V, Hamar B, Witters D, Liu D, Krumholz HM, Roy B. Trends and geographical variation in population thriving, struggling and suffering across the USA, 2008-2017: a retrospective repeated cross-sectional study. BMJ Open 2021; 11:e043375. [PMID: 34261676 PMCID: PMC8281074 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-043375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Well-being is a holistic, positively framed conception of health, integrating physical, emotional, social, financial, community and spiritual aspects of life. High well-being is an intrinsically worthy goal for individuals, communities and nations. Multiple measures of well-being exist, yet we lack information to identify benchmarks, geographical disparities and targets for intervention to improve population life evaluation in the USA. DESIGN Using data from the Gallup National Health and Well-Being Index, we conducted retrospective analyses of a series of cross-sectional samples. SETTING/PARTICIPANTS We summarised select well-being outcomes nationally for each year, and by county (n=599) over two time periods, 2008-2012 and 2013-2017. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES We report percentages of people thriving, struggling and suffering using the Cantril Self-Anchoring Scale, percentages reporting high or low current life satisfaction, percentages reporting high or low future life optimism, and changes in these percentages over time. RESULTS Nationally, the percentage of people that report thriving increased from 48.9% in 2008 to 56.3% in 2017 (p<0.05). The percentage suffering was not significantly different over time, ranging from 4.4% to 3.2%. In 2013-2017, counties with the highest life evaluation had a mean 63.6% thriving and 2.3% suffering while counties with the lowest life evaluation had a mean 49.5% thriving and 6.5% suffering, with counties experiencing up to 10% suffering, threefold the national average. Changes in county-level life evaluation also varied. While counties with the greatest improvements experienced 10%-15% increase in the absolute percentage thriving or 3%-5% decrease in absolute percentage suffering, most counties experienced no change and some experienced declines in life evaluation. CONCLUSIONS The percentage of the US population thriving increased from 2008 to 2017 while the percentage suffering remained unchanged. Marked geographical variation exists indicating priority areas for intervention.
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- Carley Riley
- Department of Clinical Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
- Division of Critical Care, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
- The Institute for Integrative Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
- Flying Buttress Associates, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- Flying Buttress Associates, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- Gallup Organization, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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- Gallup Organization, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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- Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
- Department of Health Policy and Management, Yale School of Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- The Institute for Integrative Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Section of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
- Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Yale School of Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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Workplace Health Promotion, Employee Wellbeing and Loyalty during Covid-19 Pandemic—Large Scale Empirical Evidence from Hungary. ECONOMIES 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/economies9020055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has become an innovative strategic management tool of socially and environmentally conscious business organizations in the 21st century. Although external CSR activities are better researched, firms’ internal CSR activities such as workplace health promotion and its impact on employee wellbeing are less understood, especially during a pandemic where job security is relatively lower in many sectors of employment. Additionally, wellbeing and good health have been recognized as important targets to achieve as part of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goal 3. Therefore, this study investigates the relationship between health-related work benefits and employee wellbeing, satisfaction and loyalty to their workplace. Large scale survey research was performed with responses from 537 employees in Hungary and 16 hypotheses were tested. Data analysis and path modelling using PLS-SEM (Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling) reveal two-layers of factors that impact employee wellbeing, satisfaction and loyalty. We term this as ‘internal locus of control’ and ‘external locus of control’ variables. Internal locus of control variables such as mental and emotional health leads to wellbeing at the workplace but do not directly impact employee satisfaction and loyalty. In contrast, external locus of control factors such as healthcare support leads to wellbeing, satisfaction and loyalty. Employer commitment to healthcare support system is found pertinent especially during the pandemic. We discover wellbeing as a unique standalone construct in this study, which is vital as is it formed by mental and emotional wellbeing of employees, albeit not a determinant of employee workplace satisfaction and loyalty. We theorize workers’ self-reliance and preservation as possible explanations to the disassociation between employee wellbeing and loyalty to workplace during times of crisis and the pandemic.
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The impact of the Syrian conflict on population well-being. Nat Commun 2020; 11:3899. [PMID: 32764549 PMCID: PMC7411009 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-17369-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2019] [Accepted: 06/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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The United Nations described the Syrian conflict as the worst man-made disaster since World War II. We adopted a global perspective in examining the impact of the Syrian conflict on Syrians’ physical, mental, and social well-being using the Gallup World Poll. Face-to-face interview data of 11,452 Syrian participants from 2008 to 2015 show that Syrians’ physical (e.g., access to shelter), mental (e.g., life satisfaction), and social (e.g., social support) well-being decline substantially. Syrians who reported being exposed to the conflict are similarly affected compared to those without direct exposure, suggesting country-wide spillover effects. Global data covering 1.7 million participants across 163 countries from 2006 to 2016 show during the conflict, Syria’s precipitous decline in well-being is unparalleled in the world, even when compared to countries similarly experiencing war, protests, and disasters. Our findings reinforce the vital importance of an accelerated peace process to restore well-being in Syria. The current Syrian conflict is considered a major humanitarian crisis. Here, the authors show a decline in population well-being with the onset of the conflict, and show how this decline compares to other populations experiencing wars, civil unrest or natural disasters.
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Stiefel MC, Gordon NP, Wilson-Anumudu FJ, Arsen EL. Sociodemographic Determinants of Health and Well-Being Among Adults Residing in the Combined Kaiser Permanente Regions. Perm J 2020; 23:18-091. [PMID: 31050642 DOI: 10.7812/tpp/18-091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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CONTEXT Kaiser Permanente commissioned a health and well-being (HWB) survey of adult members and nonmembers in its 8 Regions. OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence of HWB indicators and evaluate differences in prevalence of excellent/very good (E/VG) health and thriving overall in life (thriving) by race/ethnicity, age group, sex, education, and financial situation. DESIGN Cross-sectional survey conducted by email and phone during Winter 2016-2017 with a racial/ethnic group-stratified quota sample. Participants (N = 26,304) provided sociodemographic characteristics and ratings for 6 HWB indicators. Using population-weighted data, we estimated the prevalence of HWB indicators and used logistic regression models to test for differences in E/VG health and thriving by sociodemographic factors. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Overall health and overall life evaluation. RESULTS Of adults, 52% were in E/VG health and 63% were thriving. Blacks were less likely to be in E/VG health than whites, Hispanics, and Asian/Pacific Islanders, but there was little racial/ethnic variation in those who were thriving. E/VG health and thriving varied significantly by level of education and financial situation. Across all racial/ethnic groups, large differences in percentages were observed in E/VG health and thriving between the lowest and highest levels of education and financial situation but little racial/ethnic variation within education and financial situation strata. CONCLUSION Differences in health status and life evaluation are associated very strongly with financial situation and educational attainment, and these social determinants partially explain racial/ethnic disparities in HWB. The lack of strong correlation of health status and life evaluation suggests these are different domains of well-being.
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- Matthew C Stiefel
- Care Management Institute, Oakland, CA.,Institute for Healthcare Improvement, Oakland, CA
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- Care Management Institute, Oakland, CA.,Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research, Oakland
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- Care Management Institute, Oakland, CA.,Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY
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Bethell CD, Gombojav N, Whitaker RC. Family Resilience And Connection Promote Flourishing Among US Children, Even Amid Adversity. Health Aff (Millwood) 2019; 38:729-737. [DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2018.05425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Christina D. Bethell
- Christina D. Bethell is a professor in the Department of Population, Family, and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, in Baltimore, Maryland
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- Narangerel Gombojav is an assistant scientist in the Department of Population, Family, and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
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- Robert C. Whitaker is director of research and research education at the Columbia-Bassett Program of the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, in New York, New York, and the Bassett Medical Center, in Cooperstown, New York. He is also affiliated with the Bassett Research Institute at the Bassett Medical Center, in Cooperstown
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Stiehl E, Jones-Jack NH, Baron S, Muramatsu N. Worker well-being in the United States: Finding variation across job categories. Prev Med Rep 2019; 13:5-10. [PMID: 30505651 PMCID: PMC6258369 DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2018.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2018] [Revised: 09/21/2018] [Accepted: 10/14/2018] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Job categories shape the contexts that contribute to worker well-being, including their health, connectivity, and engagement. Using data from the 2014 Gallup Daily tracking survey, this study documented the distribution of worker well-being across 11 broad job categories among a national sample of employed adults in the United States. Well-being was measured by Gallup-Sharecare Well-Being 5™, a composite measure of five well-being dimensions (purpose, community, physical, financial, and social). Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to examine how well-being varied across job categories and the extent to which household income modified that relationship, controlling for demographic factors. Well-being varied significantly across job categories, even after adjusting for household income and demographic factors. Well-being was higher among business owners, professionals, managers, and farming/fishing workers and lower among clerical/office, service, manufacturing/production, and transportation workers. Purpose well-being (e.g., liking what you do and being motivated to achieve your goals) showed the greatest variability across job categories-there were small differences across income levels for business owners, professionals, managers, and farming/fishing workers, and statistically significant gaps between the high income group and the two lower income groups among clerical/office, service, manufacturing/production, and transportation workers. Physical well-being exhibited the smallest gaps across income groups within job categories. The findings suggest that job category is an important component of worker well-being that extends beyond the financial dimension to purpose well-being. Our results suggest well-being inequity across job categories, and highlight areas for future research, policy and practice, including targeted interventions to promote worker and workplace well-being.
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- Emily Stiehl
- School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1603 W. Taylor St., Chicago, IL 60612, United States of America
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- Carter Consulting, Inc., 2310 Park Lake Drive, Suite 535, Atlanta, GA 30345, United States
- National Center for Chronic Disease and Public Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Hwy, Atlanta, GA 30341, United States of America
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- Queens College, City University of New York, 65-30 Kissena Blvd, Flushing, NY 11367, United States of America
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- School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1603 W. Taylor St., Chicago, IL 60612, United States of America
- Institute for Health Research and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1747 W. Roosevelt Rd., Chicago, IL 60608, United States of America
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Hill PL, Cheung F, Kube A, Burrow AL. Life engagement is associated with higher GDP among societies. JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN PERSONALITY 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2018.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Sidney JA, Jones A, Coberley C, Pope JE, Wells A. The well-being valuation model: a method for monetizing the nonmarket good of individual well-being. HEALTH SERVICES AND OUTCOMES RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 2016; 17:84-100. [PMID: 28239262 PMCID: PMC5306175 DOI: 10.1007/s10742-016-0161-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2015] [Revised: 06/24/2016] [Accepted: 09/14/2016] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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The objective of this research is to advance the evaluation and monetization of well-being improvement programs, offered by population health management companies, by presenting a novel method that robustly monetizes the entirety of well-being improvement within a population. This was achieved by utilizing two employers' well-being assessments with medical and pharmacy administrative claims (2010-2011) across a large national employer (n = 50,647) and regional employer (n = 6170) data sets. This retrospective study sought to monetize both direct and indirect value of well-being improvement across a population whose medical costs are covered by an employer, insurer, and/or government entity. Logistic regression models were employed to estimate disease incidence rates and input-output modelling was used to measure indirect effects of well-being improvement. These methodological components removed the burden of specifying an exhaustive number of regression models, which would be difficult in small populations. Members who improved their well-being were less likely to become diseased. This reduction saved, per avoided occurrence, US$3060 of total annual health care costs. Of the members who were diseased, improvement in well-being equated to annual savings of US$62 while non-diseased members saved US$26. The method established here demonstrates the linkage between improved well-being and improved outcomes while maintaining applicability in varying populations.
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- James A. Sidney
- Center for Health Research, Healthways, Inc., 701 Cool Springs Boulevard, Franklin, TN 37067 USA
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- Center for Health Research, Healthways, Inc., 701 Cool Springs Boulevard, Franklin, TN 37067 USA
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- Center for Health Research, Healthways, Inc., 701 Cool Springs Boulevard, Franklin, TN 37067 USA
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- Center for Health Research, Healthways, Inc., 701 Cool Springs Boulevard, Franklin, TN 37067 USA
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- Center for Health Research, Healthways, Inc., 701 Cool Springs Boulevard, Franklin, TN 37067 USA
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The Value of a Well-Being Improvement Strategy: Longitudinal Success across Subjective and Objective Measures Observed in a Firm Adopting a Consumer-Driven Health Plan. J Occup Environ Med 2016; 57:1055-62. [PMID: 26461860 PMCID: PMC4603365 DOI: 10.1097/jom.0000000000000540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Objective: The objective of this study is to evaluate effectiveness of a firm's 5-year strategy toward improving well-being while lowering health care costs amidst adoption of a Consumer-Driven Health Plan. Methods: Repeated measures statistical models were employed to test and quantify association between key demographic factors, employment type, year, individual well-being, and outcomes of health care costs, obesity, smoking, absence, and performance. Results: Average individual well-being trended upward by 13.5% over 5 years, monthly allowed amount health care costs declined 5.2% on average per person per year, and obesity and smoking rates declined by 4.8 and 9.7%, respectively, on average each year. The results show that individual well-being was significantly associated with each outcome and in the expected direction. Conclusions: The firm's strategy was successful in driving statistically significant, longitudinal well-being, biometric and productivity improvements, and health care cost reduction.
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Wells AR, Guo X, Coberley CR, Pope JE. Integrating Well-Being Information and the Multidimensional Adaptive Prediction Process to Estimate Individual-Level Future Health Care Expenditure Levels. Popul Health Manag 2016; 19:429-438. [PMID: 27267664 DOI: 10.1089/pop.2015.0184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Decades of research exist focusing on the utility of self-reported health risk and status data in health care cost predictive models. However, in many of these studies a limited number of self-reported measures were considered. Compounding this issue, prior research evaluated models specified with a single covariate vector and distribution. In this study, the authors incorporate well-being data into the Multidimensional Adaptive Prediction Process (MAPP) and then use a simulation analysis to highlight the value of these findings for future cost mitigation. Data were collected on employees and dependents of a nationally based employer over 36 months beginning in January 2010. The first 2 years of data (2010, 2011) were utilized in model development and selection; 51239 and 54085 members were included in 2010 and 2011, respectively. The final results were based on prospective prediction of 2012 cost levels using 2011 data. The well-being-augmented MAPP results showed a 5.7% and 13% improvement in accurate cost capture relative to a reference modeling approach and the first study of MAPP, respectively. The simulation analysis results demonstrated that reduced well-being risk across a population can help mitigate the expected upward cost trend. This research advances health care cost predictive modeling by incorporating well-being information within MAPP and then leveraging the results in a simulation analysis of well-being improvement.
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- Aaron R Wells
- 1 Healthcare Management Partners, LLC , Franklin, Tennessee
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- 2 Center for Health Research, Healthways, Inc. , Franklin, Tennessee
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- 2 Center for Health Research, Healthways, Inc. , Franklin, Tennessee
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- 2 Center for Health Research, Healthways, Inc. , Franklin, Tennessee
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The Impact of Social and Cultural Engagement and Dieting on Well-Being and Resilience in a Group of Residents in the Metropolitan Area of Naples. J Aging Res 2016; 2016:4768420. [PMID: 27298737 PMCID: PMC4889833 DOI: 10.1155/2016/4768420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2016] [Revised: 04/24/2016] [Accepted: 04/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Social isolation and exclusion are associated with poor health status and premature death. A number of related isolation factors, inadequate transportation system and restrictions in individuals' life space, have been associated with malnutrition in older adults. Since eating is a social event, isolation can have a negative effect on nutrition. Cultural involvement and participation in interactive activities are essential tools to fight social isolation, and they can counteract the detrimental effects of social isolation on health. To provide data supporting the hypothesis that encouraging participation might represent an innovative preventive and health promoting strategy for healthy living and aging, we developed an ad hoc questionnaire to investigate the relationship between cultural participation, well-being, and resilience in a sample of residents in the metropolitan area of Naples. The questionnaire includes a question on adherence to diet or to a special nutritional regimen; in addition, the participants are asked to mention their height and weight. We investigated the relationship between BMI, adherence to diet, and perceived well-being (PWB) and resilience in a sample of 571 subjects over 60 years of age. Here, we present evidence that engagement into social and cultural activities is associated with higher well-being and resilience, in particular in females over 60 years of age.
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Larson LR, Jennings V, Cloutier SA. Public Parks and Wellbeing in Urban Areas of the United States. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0153211. [PMID: 27054887 PMCID: PMC4824524 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0153211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2015] [Accepted: 03/25/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Sustainable development efforts in urban areas often focus on understanding and managing factors that influence all aspects of health and wellbeing. Research has shown that public parks and green space provide a variety of physical, psychological, and social benefits to urban residents, but few studies have examined the influence of parks on comprehensive measures of subjective wellbeing at the city level. Using 2014 data from 44 U.S. cities, we evaluated the relationship between urban park quantity, quality, and accessibility and aggregate self-reported scores on the Gallup-Healthways Wellbeing Index (WBI), which considers five different domains of wellbeing (e.g., physical, community, social, financial, and purpose). In addition to park-related variables, our best-fitting OLS regression models selected using an information theory approach controlled for a variety of other typical geographic and socio-demographic correlates of wellbeing. Park quantity (measured as the percentage of city area covered by public parks) was among the strongest predictors of overall wellbeing, and the strength of this relationship appeared to be driven by parks’ contributions to physical and community wellbeing. Park quality (measured as per capita spending on parks) and accessibility (measured as the overall percentage of a city’s population within ½ mile of parks) were also positively associated with wellbeing, though these relationships were not significant. Results suggest that expansive park networks are linked to multiple aspects of health and wellbeing in cities and positively impact urban quality of life.
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- Lincoln R. Larson
- Department of Parks, Recreation, & Tourism Management, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, United States of America
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- USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station, Integrating Human and Natural Systems, Athens, Georgia, United States of America
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- Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, United States of America
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Wu H, Sears LE, Coberley CR, Pope JE. Overall Well-Being and Supervisor Ratings of Employee Performance, Accountability, Customer Service, Innovation, Prosocial Behavior, and Self-Development. J Occup Environ Med 2016; 58:35-40. [DOI: 10.1097/jom.0000000000000612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Kraatz M, Sears LE, Coberley CR, Pope JE. Adaptive Measurement of Well-Being: Maximizing Efficiency and Optimizing User Experience during Individual Assessment. Popul Health Manag 2015; 19:284-90. [PMID: 26674396 PMCID: PMC4965702 DOI: 10.1089/pop.2015.0101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Well-being is linked to important societal factors such as health care costs and productivity and has experienced a surge in development activity of both theories and measurement. This study builds on validation of the Well-Being 5 survey and for the first time applies Item Response Theory, a modern and flexible measurement paradigm, to form the basis of adaptive population well-being measurement. Adaptive testing allows survey questions to be administered selectively, thereby reducing the number of questions required of the participant. After the graded response model was fit to a sample of size N = 12,035, theta scores were estimated based on both the full-item bank and a simulation of Computerized Adaptive Testing (CAT). Comparisons of these 2 sets of score estimates with each other and of their correlations with external outcomes of job performance, absenteeism, and hospital admissions demonstrate that the CAT well-being scores maintain accuracy and validity. The simulation indicates that the average survey taker can expect a reduction in number of items administered during the CAT process of almost 50%. An increase in efficiency of this extent is of considerable value because of the time savings during the administration of the survey and the potential improvement of user experience, which in turn can help secure the success of a total population-based well-being improvement program. (Population Health Management 2016;19:284–290)
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- Miriam Kraatz
- 1 Healthways, Inc., Center for Health Research , Franklin, Tennessee
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- 1 Healthways, Inc., Center for Health Research , Franklin, Tennessee
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- 1 Healthways, Inc., Center for Health Research , Franklin, Tennessee
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- 1 Healthways, Inc., Center for Health Research , Franklin, Tennessee
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Sidney JA, Coberley C, Pope JE, Wells A. Extending coarsened exact matching to multiple cohorts: an application to longitudinal well-being program evaluation within an employer population. HEALTH SERVICES AND OUTCOMES RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s10742-014-0136-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Guo X, Gandy W, Coberley C, Pope J, Rula E, Wells A. Predicting Health Care Cost Transitions Using a Multidimensional Adaptive Prediction Process. Popul Health Manag 2015; 18:290-9. [PMID: 25607816 DOI: 10.1089/pop.2014.0087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Managing population health requires meeting individual care needs while striving for increased efficiency and quality of care. Predictive models can integrate diverse data to provide objective assessment of individual prospective risk to identify individuals requiring more intensive health management in the present. The purpose of this research was to develop and test a predictive modeling approach, Multidimensional Adaptive Prediction Process (MAPP). MAPP is predicated on dividing the population into cost cohorts and then utilizing a collection of models and covariates to optimize future cost prediction for individuals in each cohort. MAPP was tested on 3 years of administrative health care claims starting in 2009 for health plan members (average n=25,143) with evidence of coronary heart disease. A "status quo" reference modeling methodology applied to the total annual population was established for comparative purposes. Results showed that members identified by MAPP contributed $7.9 million and $9.7 million more in 2011 health care costs than the reference model for cohorts increasing in cost or remaining high cost, respectively. Across all cohorts, the additional accurate cost capture of MAPP translated to an annual difference of $1882 per member, a 21% improvement, relative to the reference model. The results demonstrate that improved future cost prediction is achievable using a novel adaptive multiple model approach. Through accurate prospective identification of individuals whose costs are expected to increase, MAPP can help health care entities achieve efficient resource allocation while improving care quality for emergent need individuals who are intermixed among a diverse set of health care consumers.
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- Xiaobo Guo
- Center for Health Research, Healthways, Inc , Franklin, Tennessee
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- Center for Health Research, Healthways, Inc , Franklin, Tennessee
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- Center for Health Research, Healthways, Inc , Franklin, Tennessee
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- Center for Health Research, Healthways, Inc , Franklin, Tennessee
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- Center for Health Research, Healthways, Inc , Franklin, Tennessee
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- Center for Health Research, Healthways, Inc , Franklin, Tennessee
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