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ArticleFrontiers in public health2025

Association of workplace infection control and perceived organizational support on worker loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Midori Funada, Shingo Noguchi, Ryutaro Matsugaki, Kiminori Odagami, Ayako Hino, Seiichiro Tateishi, Mayumi Tsuji, Kazuhiro Yatera, Shinya Matsuda, Yoshihisa Fujino

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Midori FunadaCenter for Stress-Related Disease Control and Prevention, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan.
Shingo NoguchiDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan.
Ryutaro MatsugakiDepartment of Work Systems and Health, Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan.
Kiminori OdagamiDepartment of Occupational Health Practice and Management, Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan.
Ayako HinoDepartment of Mental Health, Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan.
Seiichiro TateishiDisaster Occupational Health Center, Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan.
Mayumi TsujiDepartment of Environmental Health, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan.
Kazuhiro YateraDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan.
Shinya MatsudaDepartment of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan.
Yoshihisa FujinoDepartment of Environmental Epidemiology, Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan.

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Objective: Research has not fully determined the impact of the infection control practices adopted in workplaces during the COVID-19 pandemic on employees' feelings of loneliness. This study aimed to clarify the relationship between these control measures and employees' loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic, including their relationship with perceived organizational support (POS). Methods: A prospective cohort study was conducted via an internet-based questionnaire. Of the 27,036 responses, data from 10,562 were analyzed. Workplace infection control practices were divided into four groups based on the number of practices adopted by participants. The odds ratios (ORs) of loneliness associated with each workplace infection control practice were calculated using multilevel logistic regression analysis. Results: Among the participants, 22.1, 23.6, 22.2, and 32.1% worked at companies that implemented 0-2, 3-5, 6-7, and 8 or more infection control practices, respectively. Loneliness was reported by 6.3% of the participants. After adjustments for sex and age, the OR of the group with the fewest infection control practices was 1.91 (95% CI: 1.54-2.37, Discussion: Proactive infection control practices at work were positively associated with workers' experiences of loneliness. Conversely, loneliness owing to fewer infection control practices was attenuated after adjusting for POS.

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COVID-19Infection ControlLonelinessWorkplaceAdultFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPandemicsProspective StudiesSARS-CoV-2Surveys and QuestionnairesCOVID-19Japanlonelinessoccupational healthperceived organizational support

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