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Sixty-five percent of workers say that their loyalty to employers would be improved or significantly improved by having a wellness program available to them, according to a  poll by LifeCare Inc.

Thirty-five percent said that a wellness program would have no effect on their loyalty.

The poll also asked participants to identify the issue they most wanted wellness programs to address. Their responses were:

• Stress management – 33 percent
• Diet and nutrition – 23 percent
• Exercise and fitness – 20 percent
• Brain health – 12 percent
• Tobacco cessation – 4 percent
• Other – 8 percent
  "Other" responses included: finances, depression, arthritis and special needs children.

The poll was conducted on LifeCare’s private Web site, where employees of LifeCare’s 1,500 client organizations were invited to respond.

Address: LifeCare Inc., 2 Armstrong Rd., Shelton, CT 06484; (203) 226-2680, www.lifecare.com.