ArticleJournal of occupational health2021
A cross-sectional study of infection control measures against COVID-19 and psychological distress among Japanese workers.
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- Workplace infection control measures and romantic activities of workers during COVID-19 pandemic: A prospective cohort study in Japan.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Effects of workplace measures against COVID-19 on psychological distress of full-time employees: A 12-month prospective study in the COVID-19 pandemic.Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health · 2022Article
- Association between Long Working Hours and Psychological Distress: The Effect Modification by Request to Stay Home When Sick in the Workplace during the COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Workplace infection prevention control measures and work engagement during the COVID-19 pandemic among Japanese workers: A prospective cohort study.Journal of occupational health · 2022Article
- Corporate health culture promotes infection control measures against COVID-19 in the workplace.Journal of occupational health · 2022Article
- A cross-sectional study of infection control measures against COVID-19 and psychological distress among Japanese workers.Journal of occupational health · 2021Article
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- Erratum issuedCorrigendum.2022
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Abstract
objectivesThis study examined the relationship between the status of infection control efforts against COVID-19 in the workplace and workers' mental health using a large-scale Internet-based study.
methodsThis cross-sectional study was based on an Internet monitoring survey conducted during the third wave of the COVID-19 epidemic in Japan. Of the 33 302 people who participated in the survey, 27 036 were included in the analyses. Participants answered whether or not each of 10 different infection control measures was in place at their workplace (eg, wearing masks at all times during working hours). A Kessler 6 (K6) score of ≥13 was defined as mild psychological distress. The odds ratios (ORs) of psychological distress associated with infection control measures at the workplace were estimated using a multilevel logistic model nested in the prefectures of residence.
resultsThe OR of subjects working at facilities with 4 or 5 infection control measures for psychological distress was 1.19 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.05-1.34, P = .010), that in facilities with 2 or 3 infection control measures was 1.43 (95% CI: 1.25-1.64, P < .001), and that in facilities with 1 or no infection control measures was 1.87 (95% CI: 1.63-2.14, P < .001) compared to subjects whose workplaces had ≥6 infection control measures.
conclusionOur findings suggest that proactive COVID-19 infection control measures can influence the mental health of workers.
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