| Economic impact of the BP DownShift Program on blood pressure control among commercial driver license employees. | |
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PMID: 19365286 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: To assess the economic impact of a hypertension educational and awareness program ("BP Downshift") on improvement in blood pressure among commercial driver license (CDL) employees in a large southeastern U.S. electric utility company. METHODS: An economic simulation model was developed to evaluate the costs/cost savings the company realized from implementation of the BP DownShift Program in terms of changes in work productivity, CDL certification status, hypertension treatment, cardiovascular disease events, and diabetes care. RESULTS: Model results showed a 16.3% (more than $540,000) reduction in costs for a sample of 499 CDL employees over 2 years. On a per-employee basis, 2-year cost savings were estimated to be $1084, or $542 annually. CONCLUSIONS: Study results will interest employers who are considering using disease management and health promotion programs to control costs of hypertension and other chronic illnesses. |
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Authors:
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Beth L Greene; Jeffrey D Miller; T Michelle Brown; Robert S Harshman; Gerald T Richerson; Joseph J Doyle |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of occupational and environmental medicine / American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine Volume: 51 ISSN: 1536-5948 ISO Abbreviation: J. Occup. Environ. Med. Publication Date: 2009 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-05-08 Completed Date: 2009-08-18 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9504688 Medline TA: J Occup Environ Med Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 542-53 Citation Subset: IM |
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Abt Bio Pharma Solutions, Inc., Lexington, Mass 02421, USA. |
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Adult Blood Pressure Cardiovascular Diseases / economics, prevention & control Computer Simulation Cost-Benefit Analysis Efficiency Guidelines as Topic Health Care Costs* / statistics & numerical data Health Promotion / economics* Humans Hypertension / diagnosis, economics*, prevention & control* Male Middle Aged Models, Econometric Occupational Health Risk Assessment / methods Sick Leave / economics Southeastern United States Transportation Young Adult |
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