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![Participation is a top goal for employee wellness-5926 Participation is a top goal for employee wellness-5926](/images/listing_research.jpg)
Participation is a top goal for employee wellness
"Increasing employees' participation and engagement in health and well-being" is among the top three priorities for employers offering health plans, along with managing pharmacy costs and evaluating the overall health program design and subsidies (employee cost versus employer cost).
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Small amounts of physical activity can reduce arthritis disability
The pain and stiffness accompanying arthritis can make it challenging for people to meet the physical activity guidelines
of participating in 150 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity during a week.
Arthritis
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Acceptance of activity trackers depends on purpose
Questionnaires, diaries and interviews were collected among 16 people ages 65-75 years old on their use of an online website to track their diet and exercise (myfitnesspal.com)
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Acceptance of technologies to reduce falls depends on ease of use
The iStoppFalls project incorporates a variety of technologies, including motion detectors, exercise games, access to educational material and social media.
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Acceptance of assistive robots depends on who you ask
Ten older adults with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's disease were prompted to go to the bathroom and wash their hands and to visit the kitchen to make tea by a tele-operated robot [controlled remotely by a human being].
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As long as its 150 minutes, exercise reduces risk
If you jam the recommended 150 minutes of physical activity into one or two days a week, do you still reduce the risk of heart disease?
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