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Employees' High Stress Has Them Seeking Wellness Programs

Some 64% of employees report having high levels of stress, according to the latest StressPulse report by ComPsych^® Corporation.

ComPsych provides employee assistance programs and is the pioneer of fully integrated EAP, behavioral health, wellness, work-life, HR, FMLA, and absence management services under its GuidanceResources brand.

"Sustained, high levels of stress have a deleterious effect on work product as well as physical health," said Dr. Richard A. Chaifetz, Chairman and CEO of ComPsych. "Proactively addressing stress is becoming part of an overall well-being strategy for employers, and we are seeing an increased effort to address both the mental and physical aspects of stress through integrated EAP and wellness programs."

Key findings of the report include:

· 64% of employees have high levels of stress, with extreme fatigue/feeling out of control

· 29% miss 3 to 6 days per year due to stress

· 16% miss more than 6 days per year due to stress

Additional trends:

· Stress remains one of the top four reasons employees call the employee assistance program.

· Health coaching related to stress is among the top wellness requests. In addition, coaching for weight loss, tobacco cessation, and other health concerns also address stress by referring employees to the EAP for complementary help when needed.

Source: http://hr.blr.com/HR-news/Benefits-Leave/Employee-Wellness/High-stress-has-employees-seeking-wellness-assista#

Baseline Medical is a provider of ultra sound screenings to detect carotid artery blockage which can lead to stroke. Baseline Medical participates in employee health fairs and has been able to guide numerous men and women to seek further studies which have resulted in treatment which prevented a stroke.
Testimonial from one corporate health fair can be found at www.BaselineMedical.net

Baseline Medical provides services in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Delaware and Maryland