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Weight loss competitions at the work site: Impact on weight, morale and cost-effectiveness

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  • Brownell, K.D.
  • Cohen, R.Y.
  • Stunkard, A.J.
  • Felix, M.R.
  • Cooley, N.B.

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Three weight loss competitions were held in business/industrial settings. One competition was between three banks; the other two were within industries, either between employee teams selected at random or between divisions of the industry. Attrition in the competitions was less than 1 per cent and weight loss averaged 5.5 kg. Both employees and management reported positive changes in morale and employee/management relations, and both considered the competition important to the success of the program. The cost-effectiveness ratio ($2.93 per 1 per cent reduction in percentage overweight) is the best yet reported.

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  • Brownell, K.D. & Cohen, R.Y. & Stunkard, A.J. & Felix, M.R. & Cooley, N.B., 1984. "Weight loss competitions at the work site: Impact on weight, morale and cost-effectiveness," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 74(11), pages 1283-1285.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.74.11.1283_7
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.74.11.1283
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    1. Richard West, 1994. "Obesity," Series on Health 000406, Office of Health Economics.
    2. Brooke S. Harrow & Thomas M. Lasater & Kim M. Gans, 1996. "A Strategy for Accurate Collection of Incremental Cost Data for Cost-Effectiveness Analyses in Field Trials," Evaluation Review, , vol. 20(3), pages 275-290, June.
    3. Behnaz Bojd & Xiaolong Song & Yong Tan & Xiangbin Yan, 2022. "Gamified Challenges in Online Weight-Loss Communities," Information Systems Research, INFORMS, vol. 33(2), pages 718-736, June.
    4. Leiyu Shi, 1993. "Health Promotion, Medical Care Use, and Costs in a Sample of Worksite Employees," Evaluation Review, , vol. 17(5), pages 475-487, October.

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