Obesity in the Workplace: Impact, Outcomes, and Recommendations. Issue 1 (January 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Yarborough, Charles M.; Brethauer, Stacy; Burton, Wayne N.; Fabius, Raymond J.; Hymel, Pamela; Kothari, Shanu; Kushner, Robert F.; Morton, John Magaña; Mueller, Kathryn; Pronk, Nicolaas P.; Roslin, Mitchell S.; Sarwer, David B.; Svazas, Brian; Harris, Jeffrey S.; Ash, Garrett I.; Stark, Jamie T.; Dreger, Marianne; Ording, Julie
• Is Part Of: Journal of occupational and environmental medicine. Volume 60:Issue 1(2018)
• Publication Date: 2018-01
• Subjects: Medicine, Industrial -- Periodicals; Environmental health -- Periodicals; Occupational Medicine -- Periodicals; Environmental Medicine -- Periodicals; Environmental health; Medicine, Industrial; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 616.9803
• DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000001220
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1076-2752

Abstract

Abstract : Objective: To conduct a comprehensive literature review to develop recommendations for managing obesity among workers to improve health outcomes and to explore the impact of obesity on health costs to determine whether a case can be made for surgical interventions and insurance coverage. Methods: We searched PubMed from 2011 to 2016, and CINAHL, Scopus, and Cochrane Registry of Clinical Trials for interventions addressing obesity in the workplace. Results: A total of 1419 articles were screened, resulting in 275 articles being included. Several areas were identified that require more research and investigation. Conclusions: Our findings support the use of both lifestyle modification and bariatric surgery to assist appropriate patients in losing weight. Abstract : Supplemental Digital Content is available in the text