A healthcare utilization cost comparison between employees receiving a worksite mindfulness or a diet/exercise lifestyle intervention to matched controls 5 years post intervention

Highlights • A retrospective economic evaluation of worksite CAM interventions was conducted. • A propensity matched score generated a viable control group on salient variables. • Pharmaceutical cost and use by intervention groups was higher than controls. • CAM interventions generated overall cost...

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Published in:Complementary therapies in medicine 2016-08, Vol.27, p.139-144
Main Authors: Klatt, Maryanna D, Sieck, Cynthia, Gascon, Gregg, Malarkey, William, Huerta, Timothy
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cost control
Diet
Employees
Exercise
Female
Health behavior
Health Care Costs - statistics & numerical data
Health services utilization
Healthcare costs
Healthcare utilization
Humans
Internal Medicine
Intervention
Life Style
Lifestyle intervention
Lifestyles
Male
Medical Education
Middle Aged
Mind body relationship
Mindfulness
Mindfulness - economics
Patient Acceptance of Health Care - statistics & numerical data
Physical fitness
Retrospective Studies
Retrospective study
Stress
Workplace - economics
Worksite health promotion
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Summary:Highlights • A retrospective economic evaluation of worksite CAM interventions was conducted. • A propensity matched score generated a viable control group on salient variables. • Pharmaceutical cost and use by intervention groups was higher than controls. • CAM interventions generated overall cost savings over 5 years compared to controls.
ISSN:0965-2299
1873-6963
DOI:10.1016/j.ctim.2016.05.008