Employees in Developing Countries Have More Health Risks and Higher ‘Presenteeism’ Than Those in Developed Countries
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"Where a person lives is a key predictor of his or her productivity," said lead researcher, Dr.
The developing country group, however, fared better than the developed country group on obesity, with one-sixth (15.2%) of the developing group classified as obese (i.e., BMI of 30 or over) compared to almost a quarter of the developed group (24.3%). That said, there is a growing trend of lifestyle-related illness in developing countries. In this study, the developing country group reported slightly higher rates of anxiety and/or depression (18.8%) than in developed countries (14%), as well as slightly higher heart risk factors.
Conducted by Cigna GHB Chief Medical Officer, Dr.
"The Cigna GHB study found that there are significant geographical differences between HRA scores and performance," said
"These findings are particularly valuable to employers, as health risks highlighted by HRA can be improved with the support of effective well-being programs," said
These are some of the key findings of a global, cross-cultural study by Cigna Global Health Benefits (GHB), published in The Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Springer Nature,
The research confirms there is a large body of evidence supporting the effectiveness of well-being programs on improving numerous aspects of employee health - positively impacting employee productivity and lowering employee absenteeism.
"Research like this helps Cigna design health and wellness services and solutions for its customers that are rooted in scientific evidence," said
The full article can be found here. About the Study This study used a cross-sectional design to summarize and compare findings from online HRA completed by multinational organizations taken over four years from the period 2013 to 2016. The HRA was administered as an online questionnaire to 254 companies from 120 countries. The final sample consisted of 117,274 employees, aged 18 to 64 years. About
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