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Effect of the National Stress Check Program on mental health among workers in Japan: A 1-year retrospective cohort study.
Imamura, Kotaro; Asai, Yumi; Watanabe, Kazuhiro; Tsutsumi, Akizumi; Shimazu, Akihito; Inoue, Akiomi; Hiro, Hisanori; Odagiri, Yuko; Yoshikawa, Toru; Yoshikawa, Etsuko; Kawakami, Norito.
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  • Imamura K; Department of Mental Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo.
  • Asai Y; Department of Mental Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo.
  • Watanabe K; Department of Mental Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo.
  • Tsutsumi A; Department of Public Health, Kitasato University School of Medicine.
  • Shimazu A; Center for Human and Social Sciences, Kitasato University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
  • Inoue A; Department of Public Health, Kitasato University School of Medicine.
  • Hiro H; Department of Mental Health, Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan.
  • Odagiri Y; Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Tokyo Medical University.
  • Yoshikawa T; National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Japan.
  • Yoshikawa E; Faculty of Nursing, Japanese Red Cross College of Nursing.
  • Kawakami N; Department of Mental Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo.
J Occup Health ; 60(4): 298-306, 2018 Jul 25.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29669966
OBJECTIVES: This retrospective cohort study evaluated the impact of the Stress Check Program, a recently introduced national policy and program aimed at reducing psychological distress among Japanese workers. METHODS: A baseline survey was conducted from November 2015 to February 2016, the period when Japan began enforcing the Stress Check Program. A one-year follow-up survey was conducted in December 2016. In the follow-up survey, two exposure variables were collected: having taken the annual stress survey, and experiencing an improvement in the psychosocial work environment. Psychological distress was assessed using the Brief Job Stress Questionnaire (BJSQ) at baseline and 1-year follow-up. The two exposure variables were used to define four groups: "Neither", "Stress survey (SS) only", "Psychosocial work environment improvement (WI) only", and "Both". BJSQ results were analyzed using repeated measures general linear modeling (GLM). RESULTS: The study included 2,492 participants: 1,342 in the "Neither" group, 1,009 in the "SS only" group, 76 in the "WI only" group, and 65 in the "Both" group. Overall time-group interaction effects were not significant. The "Both" group showed significantly greater improvements in psychological distress than the "Neither" group (p = 0.02) at the 1-year follow-up, although the effect size was small (d = -0.14). CONCLUSIONS: Combination of the annual stress survey and improvement in psychosocial work environment may have been effective in reducing psychological distress in workers, although the effect size was small.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Salud Mental / Encuestas Epidemiológicas / Salud Laboral / Estrés Laboral Tipo de estudio: Etiology_studies / Evaluation_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies Aspecto: Determinantes_sociais_saude Límite: Adolescent / Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged País/Región como asunto: Asia Idioma: En Revista: J Occup Health Asunto de la revista: MEDICINA OCUPACIONAL Año: 2018 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Australia
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Salud Mental / Encuestas Epidemiológicas / Salud Laboral / Estrés Laboral Tipo de estudio: Etiology_studies / Evaluation_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies Aspecto: Determinantes_sociais_saude Límite: Adolescent / Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged País/Región como asunto: Asia Idioma: En Revista: J Occup Health Asunto de la revista: MEDICINA OCUPACIONAL Año: 2018 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Australia