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Baxter, Siyan, Sanderson, Kristy 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3132-2745, Venn, Alison J., Blizzard, C. Leigh and Palmer, Andrew J.
(2014)
The relationship between return on investment and quality of study methodology in workplace health promotion programs.
American Journal of Health Promotion, 28 (6).
pp. 347-363.
ISSN 0890-1171
Abstract
Objective: To determine the relationship between return on investment (ROI) and quality of study methodology in workplace health promotion programs. Data Source. Data were obtained through a systematic literature search of National Health Service Economic Evaluation Database (NHS EED), Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE), Health Technology Database (HTA), Cost Effectiveness Analysis (CEA) Registry, EconLit, PubMed, Embase, Wiley, and Scopus. Study Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria: Included were articles written in English or German reporting cost(s) and benefit(s) and single or multicomponent health promotion programs on working adults. Return-to-work and workplace injury prevention studies were excluded. Data Extraction: Methodological quality was graded using British Medical Journal Economic Evaluation Working Party checklist. Economic outcomes were presented as ROI. Data Synthesis. ROI was calculated as ROI = (benefits - costs of program)/costs of program. Results were weighted by study size and combined using meta-analysis techniques. Sensitivity analysis was performed using two additional methodological quality checklists. The influences of quality score and important study characteristics on ROI were explored. Results. Fifty-one studies (61 intervention arms) published between 1984 and 2012 included 261,901 participants and 122,242 controls from nine industry types across 12 countries. Methodological quality scores were highly correlated between checklists (r =.84-.93). Methodological quality improved over time. Overall weighted ROI [mean 6 standard deviation (confidence interval)] was 1.38±1.97 (1.38-1.39), which indicated a 138% return on investment. When accounting for methodological quality, an inverse relationship to ROI was found. High-quality studies (n = 18) had a smaller mean ROI, 0.26±1.74 (.23-.30), compared to moderate (n=16) 0.90±1.25 (.90-.91) and low-quality (n=27) 2.32±2.14 (2.30-2.33) studies. Randomized control trials (RCTs) (n = 12) exhibited negative ROI, -0.22±2.41(-.27 to -.16). Financial returns become increasingly positive across quasi-experimental, nonexperimental, and modeled studies: 1.12±2.16 (1.11-1.14), 1.61±0.91 (1.56-1.65), and 2.05±0.88 (2.04-2.06), respectively. Conclusion: Overall, mean weighted ROI in workplace health promotion demonstrated a positive ROI. Higher methodological quality studies provided evidence of smaller financial returns. Methodological quality and study design are important determinants.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | Article first published online: August 25, 2016; Issue published: July 1, 2014 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | cost benefit analysis,economic evaluation,health promotion,meta-analysis-review,occupational health,quality appraisal,return on investment,workplace,health(social science),public health, environmental and occupational health,sdg 3 - good health and well-being ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/3300/3306 |
| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > School of Health Sciences |
| UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Lifespan Health |
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| Depositing User: | LivePure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 14 Jul 2021 00:29 |
| Last Modified: | 19 Oct 2023 03:01 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/80545 |
| DOI: | 10.4278/ajhp.130731-LIT-395 |
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