Impact of an Employee Health and Wellness Coaching Program on Self-Reported Stress, Physical Health, and Mental Health in Hospital and University Employees.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In university and hospital workplace environments, high levels of stress coupled with physical and mental health issues are major drivers of employee health, healthcare costs, and workplace productivity. Workplace well-being programs can help employees manage stress and promote healthy behaviors. One approach to addressing stress and the physical and mental health of employees from a whole-person health perspective is integrative health and wellness coaching (IHWC). IHWC incorporates principles of motivational interviewing, positive psychology, transtheoretical model of behavior change and self-determination theory.

Objective

The purpose was to evaluate a novel IHWC program that included group coaching, individual coaching, and a post-program text message interven

SUBMITTER: Rose GL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12314245 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature