title: At the sources of one's well-being: early rehabilitation for employees with symptoms of distress.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the effects of a new multifaceted early rehabilitation program on employee well-being targeted on distressed employees in small-to-medium sized workplaces.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fifty-two employees (92% women; age: 34 to 66 years) participated in five biweekly sessions with one follow-up day at 6 months. Rehabilitation professionals specially trained for the mindfulness method covered topics from health, nutrition, sleep, physical activity to stress management. Employees were divided by their well-being level at baseline into "healthy" and "symptomatic" groups. Main outcomes were job, mental, and physical well-being.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Well-being among the symptomatic employees reached that of the healthy ones at baseline. Also, the healthy participants benefited from the program to a small degree.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The preliminary findings of this new program are promising although more research is needed on its effects and cost-effectiveness.
authors.affiliation: Rehabilitation Foundation, Helsinki, Finland. jaana.kuoppala@helsinki.fi
authors.forename: Jaana
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kuoppala
authors.forename: Jouni
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kekoni
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D003863:Depression / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D064866:Mindfulness / Q000379:methods*; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D016272:Occupational Health; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome