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Papers by Chin-Yu Chen

Research paper thumbnail of Photocontrol of the Germination of Onoclea Spores

Research paper thumbnail of Association Between Employee Dental Claims, Health Risks, Workplace Productivity, and Preventive Services Compliance

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Aug 1, 2017

Research paper thumbnail of Evaluation of a Comprehensive Employee Wellness Program at an Organization With a Consumer-Directed Health Plan

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Apr 1, 2014

Research paper thumbnail of Evaluation of a Workplace-Based Migraine Education Program

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Aug 1, 2016

Research paper thumbnail of The Association of Employee Engagement at Work With Health Risks and Presenteeism

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Oct 1, 2017

Research paper thumbnail of Evaluation of a Workplace-Based Sleep Education Program

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Sep 1, 2016

Research paper thumbnail of A Worksite Occupational Health Clinic-Based Diabetes Mellitus Management Program

Population Health Management, Dec 1, 2015

Research paper thumbnail of The Burden and Management of Dyslipidemia: Practical Issues

Population Health Management, Oct 1, 2012

Research paper thumbnail of Worker Productivity Loss Associated with Arthritis

Disease Management, Jun 1, 2006

Research paper thumbnail of The Association Between Health Risk Change and Presenteeism Change

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Mar 1, 2006

Research paper thumbnail of The Association of Self-Reported Employee Physical Activity With Metabolic Syndrome, Health Care Costs, Absenteeism, and Presenteeism

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Sep 1, 2014

Research paper thumbnail of Re: Goetzel RZ, Kent K, Henke RM, Pack C, D'Arco M, Thomas J, Luckett J, Arthur-Hartranft, T. Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in an Employed Population as Determined by Analysis of Three Data Sources. J Occup Environ Med. 2017; 59:161-168

Journal of occupational and environmental medicine, 2017

T he paper published in the February 2017 issue of JOEM by Goetzel et al compared the prevalence ... more T he paper published in the February 2017 issue of JOEM by Goetzel et al compared the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in an employed population determined by biometric testing, health risk appraisal responses, and employee medical claims. [Goetzel RZ, Kent K, Henke RM, Pack C, D’Arco M, Thomas J, Luckett J, Arthur-Hartranft, T. Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in an employed population as determined by analysis of three data sources. J Occup Environ Med. 2017; 59: 161–168.] The authors state that ‘‘In this study, we apply a definition of MetS that closely approximates the American Heart Association (AHA)/National Heart, Lung, Blood Institute (NHLBI) definition.’’ Members of our team have published several papers on MetS in employed populations.

Research paper thumbnail of Association Between Employee Sleep With Workplace Health and Economic Outcomes

Journal of occupational and environmental medicine, 2017

Poor sleep can impact occupational functioning. The current study examines health risks, medical ... more Poor sleep can impact occupational functioning. The current study examines health risks, medical conditions, and workplace economic outcomes associated with self-reported hours of sleep among employees. Employees of a global financial services corporation were categorized on the basis of their self-reported average hours of sleep. Differences in health care costs, productivity measures, health risks, and medical conditions were analyzed by hours of sleep while controlling for confounding variables. A strong U-shaped relationship between health care costs, short-term disability, absenteeism, and presenteeism (on-the-job work loss) and the hours of sleep was found among employees. The nadir of the "U" occurs for 7 or 8 hours of sleep per night. Worksite wellness programs often address health risks and medical conditions and may benefit from incorporating sleep education.

Research paper thumbnail of Association Between Employee Dental Claims, Health Risks, Workplace Productivity, and Preventive Services Compliance

Journal of occupational and environmental medicine, Jan 12, 2017

This study examined differences in health risks and workplace outcomes among employees who utiliz... more This study examined differences in health risks and workplace outcomes among employees who utilized preventive dental services compared with other employees. A retrospective observational study of employees of a large financial services corporation, with data from health risk appraisal questionnaires, medical claims, pharmacy claims, and dental claims. Employees with no dental claims were significantly more likely to have a variety of health risk factors (such as obesity and tobacco use), health conditions (such as diabetes), absenteeism, and lost on-the-job productivity, and were significantly less likely to be compliant with clinical preventive services compared with those with preventive dental claims. Employees with preventive dental claims had fewer health risks and medical conditions and better health and productivity measures. Study employees underutilized free dental care; employers should incorporate preventive dental care awareness into their worksite wellness programs.

Research paper thumbnail of Evaluation of a Workplace-Based Migraine Education Program

Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, 2016

Research paper thumbnail of Work-associated Arthritis Productivity Loss: Where Do We Stand in Its Measurement?

The Journal of Rheumatology, 2010

Research paper thumbnail of Evaluation of a Comprehensive Employee Wellness Program at an Organization With a Consumer-Directed Health Plan

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2014

Research paper thumbnail of Effect of polyol gums on dental plaque in orthodontic patients

American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, 1995

Sixty 11- to 15-year-old children wearing fixed orthodontic appliances were given chewing gums co... more Sixty 11- to 15-year-old children wearing fixed orthodontic appliances were given chewing gums containing polyol for daily use after meals and snacks, to study whether the chewing of gums that contained slowly fermentable polyols (xylitol and sorbitol) affects the amount of dental plaque and the number of mutans streptococci present in plaque and saliva. The 60 subjects were randomly divided into four groups, each of which was provided with a supply of 1.35 gm pellet-shaped gums for a period of 1 month, as follows: (1) xylitol; (2) sorbitol; (3) xylitol-sorbitol mixture I (3:2); and (4) xylitol-sorbitol mixture II (4:1). In each group, two pellets with a total initial gum mass of 2.7 gm (maximum polyol dose per day: 10.5 gm), were used six times a day. The fresh and dry weight of dental plaque, collected at baseline and 28 days later from incisors, canines, and premolars from the area between gingival margin and the bracket, reduced in all groups, but most significantly (by 43% to 47%) in children receiving xylitol gum. The plaque and saliva levels of mutans streptococci did not change in the sorbitol group, but was significantly (in most cases) reduced by 13% to 33% in groups that received gum containing xylitol. Provided that the quantity of dental plaque and the plaque and salivary levels of mutans streptococci can be regarded as risk factors in dental caries, these results suggest that regular use of polyol gum--and especially gum that contains xylitol as the predominant sweetener--can reduce the caries risk in young patients wearing fixed orthodontic appliances.

Research paper thumbnail of Evaluation of a Workplace-Based Sleep Education Program

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2016

Research paper thumbnail of A Worksite Occupational Health Clinic-Based Diabetes Mellitus Management Program

Population Health Management, 2015

Research paper thumbnail of Photocontrol of the Germination of Onoclea Spores

Research paper thumbnail of Association Between Employee Dental Claims, Health Risks, Workplace Productivity, and Preventive Services Compliance

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Aug 1, 2017

Research paper thumbnail of Evaluation of a Comprehensive Employee Wellness Program at an Organization With a Consumer-Directed Health Plan

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Apr 1, 2014

Research paper thumbnail of Evaluation of a Workplace-Based Migraine Education Program

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Aug 1, 2016

Research paper thumbnail of The Association of Employee Engagement at Work With Health Risks and Presenteeism

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Oct 1, 2017

Research paper thumbnail of Evaluation of a Workplace-Based Sleep Education Program

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Sep 1, 2016

Research paper thumbnail of A Worksite Occupational Health Clinic-Based Diabetes Mellitus Management Program

Population Health Management, Dec 1, 2015

Research paper thumbnail of The Burden and Management of Dyslipidemia: Practical Issues

Population Health Management, Oct 1, 2012

Research paper thumbnail of Worker Productivity Loss Associated with Arthritis

Disease Management, Jun 1, 2006

Research paper thumbnail of The Association Between Health Risk Change and Presenteeism Change

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Mar 1, 2006

Research paper thumbnail of The Association of Self-Reported Employee Physical Activity With Metabolic Syndrome, Health Care Costs, Absenteeism, and Presenteeism

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Sep 1, 2014

Research paper thumbnail of Re: Goetzel RZ, Kent K, Henke RM, Pack C, D'Arco M, Thomas J, Luckett J, Arthur-Hartranft, T. Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in an Employed Population as Determined by Analysis of Three Data Sources. J Occup Environ Med. 2017; 59:161-168

Journal of occupational and environmental medicine, 2017

T he paper published in the February 2017 issue of JOEM by Goetzel et al compared the prevalence ... more T he paper published in the February 2017 issue of JOEM by Goetzel et al compared the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in an employed population determined by biometric testing, health risk appraisal responses, and employee medical claims. [Goetzel RZ, Kent K, Henke RM, Pack C, D’Arco M, Thomas J, Luckett J, Arthur-Hartranft, T. Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in an employed population as determined by analysis of three data sources. J Occup Environ Med. 2017; 59: 161–168.] The authors state that ‘‘In this study, we apply a definition of MetS that closely approximates the American Heart Association (AHA)/National Heart, Lung, Blood Institute (NHLBI) definition.’’ Members of our team have published several papers on MetS in employed populations.

Research paper thumbnail of Association Between Employee Sleep With Workplace Health and Economic Outcomes

Journal of occupational and environmental medicine, 2017

Poor sleep can impact occupational functioning. The current study examines health risks, medical ... more Poor sleep can impact occupational functioning. The current study examines health risks, medical conditions, and workplace economic outcomes associated with self-reported hours of sleep among employees. Employees of a global financial services corporation were categorized on the basis of their self-reported average hours of sleep. Differences in health care costs, productivity measures, health risks, and medical conditions were analyzed by hours of sleep while controlling for confounding variables. A strong U-shaped relationship between health care costs, short-term disability, absenteeism, and presenteeism (on-the-job work loss) and the hours of sleep was found among employees. The nadir of the "U" occurs for 7 or 8 hours of sleep per night. Worksite wellness programs often address health risks and medical conditions and may benefit from incorporating sleep education.

Research paper thumbnail of Association Between Employee Dental Claims, Health Risks, Workplace Productivity, and Preventive Services Compliance

Journal of occupational and environmental medicine, Jan 12, 2017

This study examined differences in health risks and workplace outcomes among employees who utiliz... more This study examined differences in health risks and workplace outcomes among employees who utilized preventive dental services compared with other employees. A retrospective observational study of employees of a large financial services corporation, with data from health risk appraisal questionnaires, medical claims, pharmacy claims, and dental claims. Employees with no dental claims were significantly more likely to have a variety of health risk factors (such as obesity and tobacco use), health conditions (such as diabetes), absenteeism, and lost on-the-job productivity, and were significantly less likely to be compliant with clinical preventive services compared with those with preventive dental claims. Employees with preventive dental claims had fewer health risks and medical conditions and better health and productivity measures. Study employees underutilized free dental care; employers should incorporate preventive dental care awareness into their worksite wellness programs.

Research paper thumbnail of Evaluation of a Workplace-Based Migraine Education Program

Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, 2016

Research paper thumbnail of Work-associated Arthritis Productivity Loss: Where Do We Stand in Its Measurement?

The Journal of Rheumatology, 2010

Research paper thumbnail of Evaluation of a Comprehensive Employee Wellness Program at an Organization With a Consumer-Directed Health Plan

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2014

Research paper thumbnail of Effect of polyol gums on dental plaque in orthodontic patients

American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, 1995

Sixty 11- to 15-year-old children wearing fixed orthodontic appliances were given chewing gums co... more Sixty 11- to 15-year-old children wearing fixed orthodontic appliances were given chewing gums containing polyol for daily use after meals and snacks, to study whether the chewing of gums that contained slowly fermentable polyols (xylitol and sorbitol) affects the amount of dental plaque and the number of mutans streptococci present in plaque and saliva. The 60 subjects were randomly divided into four groups, each of which was provided with a supply of 1.35 gm pellet-shaped gums for a period of 1 month, as follows: (1) xylitol; (2) sorbitol; (3) xylitol-sorbitol mixture I (3:2); and (4) xylitol-sorbitol mixture II (4:1). In each group, two pellets with a total initial gum mass of 2.7 gm (maximum polyol dose per day: 10.5 gm), were used six times a day. The fresh and dry weight of dental plaque, collected at baseline and 28 days later from incisors, canines, and premolars from the area between gingival margin and the bracket, reduced in all groups, but most significantly (by 43% to 47%) in children receiving xylitol gum. The plaque and saliva levels of mutans streptococci did not change in the sorbitol group, but was significantly (in most cases) reduced by 13% to 33% in groups that received gum containing xylitol. Provided that the quantity of dental plaque and the plaque and salivary levels of mutans streptococci can be regarded as risk factors in dental caries, these results suggest that regular use of polyol gum--and especially gum that contains xylitol as the predominant sweetener--can reduce the caries risk in young patients wearing fixed orthodontic appliances.

Research paper thumbnail of Evaluation of a Workplace-Based Sleep Education Program

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2016

Research paper thumbnail of A Worksite Occupational Health Clinic-Based Diabetes Mellitus Management Program

Population Health Management, 2015