title: Wellness program satisfaction, sustained coaching participation, and achievement of health goals.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine factors associated with program satisfaction for participants of a comprehensive workplace wellness program.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data from satisfaction surveys completed by 17,896 program participants were used to examine the association between demographics, program satisfaction, sustained coaching participation, and odds of meeting health goals. Inferential statistical analysis was used to assess average satisfaction rates, and generalized estimating equations were used to estimate the effect of program satisfaction on sustained coaching participation and odds of meeting health goals while controlling for potential confounds.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Statistically significant positive associations were found between participant satisfaction and sustained coaching participation, and factors associated with both were being older, being female, having greater program maturity, having higher incentive amounts, and having participation through telephonic coaching modality.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Wellness program participant satisfaction is positively associated with sustained coaching participation and achievement of health goals.
authors.affiliation: Research and Informatics Department, Onlife Health, Inc, Brentwood, TN, USA. oakinbosoye@gmail.com
authors.forename: Osayi E
authors.initials: OE
authors.lastname: Ovbiosa-Akinbosoye
authors.forename: D Adam
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Long
mesh_terms: D000124:Achievement; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003258:Consumer Behavior / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D006040:Goals; D015438:Health Behavior; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016272:Occupational Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012737:Sex Factors; D017132:Workplace; D055815:Young Adult