Characteristics of self-selected responders to a health risk appraisal: generalizability of corporate health assessments. | Zendy

Wendy D. Lynch | Zendy; Thomas Golaszewski | Zendy; Andrew F. Clearie | Zendy; Donald M. Vickery | Zendy

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Characteristics of self-selected responders to a health risk appraisal: generalizability of corporate health assessments.

Author(s) -

Wendy D. Lynch,

Thomas Golaszewski,

Andrew F. Clearie,

Donald M. Vickery

Publication year - 1989

Publication title -

american journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284

H-Index - 264

eISSN - 1541-0048

pISSN - 0090-0036

DOI - 10.2105/ajph.79.7.887

Subject(s) - generalizability theory , medicine , sample (material) , environmental health , family medicine , psychology , developmental psychology , chemistry , chromatography

Selected characteristics and total medical claims of health risk appraisal (HRA) responders and non-responders were compared in a sample of employees having a three-year employment and claims history. HRA responders were younger and more likely to file medical claims than non-responders. Although mean medical claims were greater for HRA responders than non-responders, when adjusted for age and sex this difference reflected the proportion of employees reporting claims, not a difference in the claims amount.

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