title: Increased Physical Activity Leads to Improved Health-Related Quality of Life Among Employees Enrolled in a 12-Week Worksite Wellness Program.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the relationship between physical activity (PA) and health-related quality of life among university employees who enrolled in a worksite wellness program (WWP).
  
  
  METHODS
  The study was an interim analysis of data collected in a WWP. The sample consisted of 64 participants who completed 12- and 26-week follow-up appointments.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Self-reported anxiety days significantly decreased from baseline to week 12. There were positive trends in self-rated health, vitality days, and summative unhealthy days from baseline to week 26. Among those with a self-reported history of hypertension (HTN), there was an inverse correlation between PA and summative physically and mentally unhealthy days at week 12.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Among participants in this WWP with HTN, as PA increased there was a significant decrease in summative physically and mentally unhealthy days at week 12.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Nutrition Program (Ms Macaluso), School of Health Related Professions; School of Health Related Professions (Dr Marcus, Dr Byham-Gray, Dr Touger-Decker), Department of Nutritional Sciences; and School of Health Related Professions (Dr Rigassio-Radler), Institute for Nutrition Interventions, Department of Nutritional Sciences, Rutgers University, New Jersey.
authors.forename: Stephanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Macaluso
authors.forename: Andrea Fleisch
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Marcus
authors.forename: Diane
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rigassio-Radler
authors.forename: Laura D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Byham-Gray
authors.forename: Riva
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Touger-Decker
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000628:therapy; D016272:Occupational Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009786:Occupational Health Services / Q000379:methods*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D050177:Overweight / Q000628:therapy; D011788:Quality of Life; D057566:Self Report; D014495:Universities