Abstract
Evidence suggests that diabetes education can be delivered at the worksite to better support employees' diabetes self-management and improve productivity and health care costs. This study was conducted to address the feasibility of a diabetes worksite education program for employees at a large urban academic health care institution. The diabetes education program was delivered in the diabetes center at the institution, a resource that was previously underutilized by employees. Through collaboration with groups in the institution, 20 employees of diverse ethnicity participated in the worksite diabetes education program with positive outcomes: improved glycemic control measured (HbA1c), attainment of selfmanagement goals, and satisfaction with the program. Work absences trended downward, but numbers of hospitalizations and emergency department visits were unchanged in the 3 months following education. Recommendations include replication of the study with more employee participation and program evaluation over a longer period of time to continue assessment of employees' educational needs.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 17-23 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Workplace Health and Safety |
Volume | 64 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 2016 |
Keywords
- Absenteeism
- Chronic illnesses
- Diversity
- Health education
- Occupational health and safety programs
- Productivity
- Program planning and evaluation
- Research
- Workforce
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Nursing (miscellaneous)