Gallup-Healthways Well-Being 5
Actionable Data for Improved Well-Being
The Well-Being 5
Elements:
•Purpose:
Liking what you do
each day and being
motivated to achieve
your goals
•Social:
Having supportive
relationships and love
in your life
•Financial:
Managing your
economic life to
reduce stress and
increase security
•Community:
Liking where you
live, feeling safe and
having pride in your
community
•Physical:
Having good health
and enough energy to
get things done daily
What HRAs Don’t Tell You
Health risk assessments (HRAs) are now fairly commonplace, helping employers, health
plans and healthcare systems gain insight into the physical health of their worker, member
and patient populations. However, their typical focus on physical risk factors means HRAs fall
short of generating the information needed to address other influences on health and selfcare. For example, HRAs usually don’t gather data about an individual’s financial situation, an
area that can greatly impact wellness, productivity and quality of life.
So in terms of helping individuals get a better picture of their physical health and assisting
organizations in benchmarking the current state of their populations, using an HRA is a small
step in the right direction. The insight they generate, however, is limited.
Examining All the Well-Being Elements for a Comprehensive Picture
By contrast, the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being 5™ assessment provides a much more holistic,
accurate picture of current well-being. It is the most complete measurement of well-being in
the industry.
More than a simple HRA, the Well-Being 5 is a scientific survey instrument and reporting
experience used to measure, report and track an individual’s well-being. It measures the five
interrelated elements that research has shown to have the greatest impact on an individual’s
well-being: purpose, social, financial, community and physical (see sidebar).
Insights gained in taking the Well-Being 5 help individuals take the first steps on their journey
to living better. During the survey and reporting experience, individuals get personalized
information and an action plan that emphasizes the areas that need the most immediate
attention and provides positive reinforcement on behaviors to sustain.
This reporting experience is unique in the industry and is designed to maximize both engagement and action. It’s based on the principles of Healthways WholeMind Engagement™,
which includes making the best choice the easy choice, suggesting direct action, moving
the individual through the experience in increments that allow for learning, and providing
feedback on what is most valuable to that individual.
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Critical Insights for Organizations
Measuring and
improving wellbeing using the WellBeing 5 enables:
Intelligence from the Well-Being 5 is the ideal basis for an informed strategy for well-being
improvement, the single most powerful thing an organization can do to improve productivity
and lower costs. Organizations can use the Well-Being 5 to quickly identify gaps and opportunities and better understand how to focus resources to maximize program investments.
•Employers to
The Well-Being 5 measures incremental change and tracks progress over time, so the individual and the organization can understand the impact of well-being improvement solutions
in relation to personal and organizational goals. Well-Being 5 data also allows meaningful
comparisons among sub-units of an organization and across industries.
improve individual
and organizational
performance and
lower healthcare costs
•Health plans and
health systems to
lower the likelihood of
hospital admissions,
readmissions, and
members’ healthcare
costs
Using the Well-Being 5 allows benchmarking at the community, state, national and international levels — something no other assessment can do. Clients can leverage data from the
Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index®, the world’s largest dataset on well-being, with more
than 2 million completed surveys.
Decades of Research to Ensure the Exact Formula
The Well-Being 5 is based on decades of scientific research by Gallup and Healthways. The
question set was developed using a rigorous process in which Gallup and Healthways experts
evaluated hundreds of well-being questions and millions of responses to determine specific
question and response wording and question order. Questions were chosen based on their
power to identify risk and predict outcomes with optimal validity, accuracy and precision.
Questions are designed specifically to focus on aspects of individuals’ well-being that are
under their control. This helps individuals stay engaged, learn about well-being and identify
actions they can take to improve well-being. Question order is designed to group similar
items by question type and to move from general to more specific, which reduces the intellectual requirement demanded of the user, improves accuracy and completion rates, and speeds
completion time.
With the most accurate and comprehensive well-being information at their fingertips, organizations can more strategically act to improve well-being, lower healthcare costs, and drive
business performance and productivity.
The Well-Being 5:
•Typically takes about
12-13 minutes to
complete
•Features a visually
interesting, intuitive
and engaging
experience
•Is securely cloud-
based
•Can be taken on
computer, tablet or
smart phone
•Utilizes leading
design principles and
consumer testing
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