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ArticleInternational archives of occupational and environmental health2021

Associations between work-related stressors and QALY in a general working population in Japan: a cross-sectional study.

Yui Hidaka, Kotaro Imamura, Kazuhiro Watanabe, Akizumi Tsutsumi, Akihito Shimazu, Akiomi Inoue, Hisanori Hiro, Yuko Odagiri, Yumi Asai, Toru Yoshikawa and 2 more

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  3. Mental Health of Japanese Workers: Amotivation Mediates Self-Compassion on Mental Health Problems.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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  4. Estimation of Lifetime QALYs Based on Lifestyle Behaviors.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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Yui HidakaDepartment of Mental Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Kotaro ImamuraDepartment of Mental Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-2584-0666
Kazuhiro WatanabeDepartment of Public Health, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara-shi, Kanagawa, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-3342-6142
Akizumi TsutsumiDepartment of Public Health, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara-shi, Kanagawa, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-0966-4869
Akihito ShimazuFaculty of Policy Management, Keio University, Fujisawa-shi, Kanagawa, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-7172-0043
Akiomi InoueInstitutional Research Center, University of Occupational and Environmental Health Japan, Kitakyushu-shi, Fukuoka, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-4079-0719
Hisanori HiroCenter for Research and Practice on Occupational Mental Health, Yokohama-shi Kanagawa, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-0694-1923
Yuko OdagiriDepartment of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Tokyo Medical University, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-7603-4800
Yumi AsaiDepartment of Mental Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-1060-6180
Toru YoshikawaNational Institute of Occupational Safety and Health Japan, Kawasaki, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-0383-1814
Etsuko YoshikawaFaculty of Nursing, Japanese Red Cross College of Nursing, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-7473-3093
Norito KawakamiDepartment of Mental Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan. nkawakami@m.u-tokyo.ac.jp.ORCID 0000-0003-1080-2720

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Abstract

objectiveTo investigate an association between quality-adjusted life years (QALY) and work-related stressors (job strain, effort/reward imbalance, and poor support from supervisor and coworkers), and estimate loss in QALY caused by these stressors.

methodsA cross-sectional study investigated data from a third-wave survey (in December 2017) of a 2-year prospective cohort study of Japanese workers. At baseline (first-wave survey), 5000 participants were recruited from workers who registered with an internet survey company. A total of 2530 participants responded to the second-wave survey 1 year later. Participants were then further recruited to the third-wave survey. An online questionnaire collected information regarding health-related quality of life (measured by EQ-5D-5L), job strain, supervisor and coworker support (Brief Job Stress Questionnaire), effort/reward imbalance (Effort/reward Imbalance Questionnaire), and demographic variables (age, sex, education, occupation, work contract, smoking, and alcohol drinking). Multiple linear regression analysis of the QALY score calculated from responses to EQ-5D-5L was employed on standardized scores of the work-related stressors and adjusted for demographic variables (SPSS version 26).

resultsData of 1986 participants were analyzed. Job strain (unstandardized coefficient, b =  - 0.013, p < 0.01) and effort/reward imbalance (b =  - 0.011, p < 0.01) and coworker support (b = 0017, p < 0.01) were significantly associated with QALY score in the fully adjusted model.

conclusionJob strain, effort/reward imbalance, and poor coworker support may be associated with a reduced QALY score among workers. A substantial impairment in QALY associated with the work-related stressors indicates that workplace interventions targeting work-related stressors may be cost-effective.

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