Industrial HealthPub Date : 2025-05-26DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.2025-0016
Miho Iida, Mira Namba, Kyoko Nomura
{"title":"Association of severity of premenstrual disorders with absenteeism and presenteeism among Japanese working women: a cross-sectional study.","authors":"Miho Iida, Mira Namba, Kyoko Nomura","doi":"10.2486/indhealth.2025-0016","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2486/indhealth.2025-0016","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Premenstrual disorders (PMDs) in working women are reported to be associated with absenteeism and presenteeism, but few studies have considered their severity from a broad range of manifestations and investigated its impact on absenteeism and presenteeism simultaneously within the same population consisting of various occupations. Thus, we conducted a cross-sectional study of 2,987 premenopausal women working across Japan using a self-administered survey that included items on absenteeism and presenteeism due to premenstrual symptoms and symptom severity. Multivariate analyses were used to examine the association between PMD severity, absenteeism (being away from work) and presenteeism (decreased work performance). Results demonstrated that PMD severity was strongly associated with both absenteeism and presenteeism irrespective of age, socioeconomic background, and work-related factors. Those with moderate to severe forms of PMDs had a two-fold risk of absenteeism and 18-30% worse presenteeism compared to a milder group. Furthermore, two-thirds of women with severe PMDs reported ≧30% performance reduction without absenteeism, indicating that the impact of PMDs was more significant for presenteeism than absenteeism. Our study results suggest the importance of widely promoting education and treatment of PMDs regardless of sociodemographic factors and working conditions for securing the workforce through the advancement of working women.</p>","PeriodicalId":13531,"journal":{"name":"Industrial Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144142372","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Industrial HealthPub Date : 2025-05-20Epub Date: 2024-11-15DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.2024-0141
Mai Iwanaga, Norito Kawakami
{"title":"Long-term impact of being bullied at school on job satisfaction among middle-aged workers: findings from a 50-year prospective study of the 1958 British Birth Cohort.","authors":"Mai Iwanaga, Norito Kawakami","doi":"10.2486/indhealth.2024-0141","DOIUrl":"10.2486/indhealth.2024-0141","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>School bullying victimization may deteriorate job satisfaction as well as life satisfaction. This study assessed the effects of school bullying on job satisfaction in middle-age. We used data collected in 1965 (when the participants were aged 7 years), 1969 (11 years), and 2008 (50 years), from a 50 year prospective study of the 1958 British Birth Cohort. Bullying victimization was rated via parental interviews when the participants were 7 and 11 years of age. A combined variable of bullying victimization (never, occasionally, and frequently) at these two ages was used. A self-reported questionnaire was administered to assess job satisfaction. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses, adjusted for possible confounders, were conducted to clarify the association between school bullying and job satisfaction later in life. Of 4,879 middle-aged workers, 43% (occasionally bullied: 28%; frequently bullied: 15%) reported bullying-related victimization. No significant association was identified between school bullying and job satisfaction when job satisfaction was treated as a continuous variable; however, frequent bullying was significantly negatively associated with job satisfaction when job satisfaction was treated as a binary variable. Experiences of school bullying were more strongly reflected in life satisfaction than in job satisfaction. Future studies should examine the mechanism of this relationship.</p>","PeriodicalId":13531,"journal":{"name":"Industrial Health","volume":" ","pages":"265-275"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12107339/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142647684","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Industrial HealthPub Date : 2025-05-20Epub Date: 2024-10-30DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.2024-0128
Ashleigh Filtness, Fran Pilkington-Cheney, Lenart Motnikar, Rachel Talbot, Sevket Oguz Kagan Capkin, Katerina Touliou, Beatriz Delgrado, Anna Anund
{"title":"A framework for countermeasures design to support professional drivers' fitness-to-drive.","authors":"Ashleigh Filtness, Fran Pilkington-Cheney, Lenart Motnikar, Rachel Talbot, Sevket Oguz Kagan Capkin, Katerina Touliou, Beatriz Delgrado, Anna Anund","doi":"10.2486/indhealth.2024-0128","DOIUrl":"10.2486/indhealth.2024-0128","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This paper presents a new conceptual framework, and stepwise approach to populate it, for informing countermeasure development to support fitness-to-drive for professional drivers. Professional drivers are vital to the transport network; however, the job is demanding and drivers are vulnerable to impairments which may impact safe driving. Countermeasures are any action or activity that mitigates the impact or frequency of occurrence of driver impairment. The framework proposes countermeasures to be delivered across three time points: Operational (during shift), Tactical (immediately after shift) and Strategic (outside of on-shift) and at multiple system levels, e.g., driver, manager, enforcement etc. The framework was successfully pilot tested with three different professional driver use cases: autonomous shuttles, taxi, and garbage truck drivers. This structured approach to countermeasure design offers potential to improve driver health and enhance road safety. The work was conducted within PANACEA, an EU project, grant agreement number 953426.</p>","PeriodicalId":13531,"journal":{"name":"Industrial Health","volume":" ","pages":"303-308"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12107422/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142545281","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Industrial HealthPub Date : 2025-05-20Epub Date: 2024-10-15DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.2024-0104
Shohei Nobuoka, Keiji Muramatsu, Yoshihisa Fujino
{"title":"Relationship between satisfaction with life and work and work functioning impairment among Japanese animators.","authors":"Shohei Nobuoka, Keiji Muramatsu, Yoshihisa Fujino","doi":"10.2486/indhealth.2024-0104","DOIUrl":"10.2486/indhealth.2024-0104","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study aimed to clarify the relationship between presenteeism and the level of satisfaction with the work environment in the anime industry. Data from the Animation Producers Survey 2023 were analyzed. A total of 366 laborers were included in this study. Presenteeism was assessed using the Work Functioning Impairment Scale (WFun). The satisfaction levels with eight items were evaluated, including current income level, income stability, working hours, workload, professional content, work relationships, job stability, and prospects for future work and work style. No significant differences were observed in the current income level and working hours, which were not according to the Effort-Reward Imbalance model, whereas those of other items were consistent with the model or the Job Demand-Control-Support model. Providing occupational health services tailored to the industry's characteristics is necessary for preventing occupational dysfunction among animators.</p>","PeriodicalId":13531,"journal":{"name":"Industrial Health","volume":" ","pages":"298-302"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12107421/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142464289","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Industrial HealthPub Date : 2025-05-20Epub Date: 2024-11-15DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.2024-0155
Satu Pakarinen, Mikael Sallinen
{"title":"Workload management measures for supporting nuclear industry main control room operators and emergency response organization personnel during crises-a scoping review.","authors":"Satu Pakarinen, Mikael Sallinen","doi":"10.2486/indhealth.2024-0155","DOIUrl":"10.2486/indhealth.2024-0155","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The aim of this scoping review was to provide an overview and classification of existing studies on strategies and measures to reduce the workload of nuclear industry main control room operators and emergency response organization personnel to support their wellbeing and functional capacity during crises. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) statement guidelines were followed. All the 49 studies included involved main control room operators. No studies were found on emergency response organizations. Forty studies addressed technical systems, interfaces and/or algorithms, 11 addressed guides, procedures and protocols, and three addressed training as workload management measures. Yet, only 11 studies evaluated the workload empirically. In conclusion, a large number of studies on technically oriented support measures, protocols and procedures was found. The empirical evidence on the effects of workload management measures was scarce. Further research is needed to truly evaluate the effects of these workload management strategies and measures on employees' workload, wellbeing, and functional capacity. Also, more research is needed on other measures such as management models, working hour arrangements, and social and psychological support measures. Further, the workload management of emergency response organization personnel should also be studied.</p>","PeriodicalId":13531,"journal":{"name":"Industrial Health","volume":" ","pages":"214-241"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12107347/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142647700","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Industrial HealthPub Date : 2025-05-20Epub Date: 2024-11-21DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.2024-0138
Fran Pilkington-Cheney, Ashleigh Filtness, Cheryl Haslam, Karl A Miller
{"title":"Predicting the use of sugar and caffeine as countermeasures to sleepiness in London bus drivers.","authors":"Fran Pilkington-Cheney, Ashleigh Filtness, Cheryl Haslam, Karl A Miller","doi":"10.2486/indhealth.2024-0138","DOIUrl":"10.2486/indhealth.2024-0138","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Sleepiness is a significant workplace safety hazard and prevalent in shift workers including bus drivers. Several aspects of professional driving can result in shortened sleep and increased sleepiness, which has the potential to result in workplace injuries, incidents and crashes. Caffeine is an effective sleepiness countermeasure; however, private and professional drivers also report using potentially ineffective countermeasures such as sugar. By identifying factors which predict use of specific countermeasures (e.g., sugar, caffeine), educational initiatives could be targeted towards encouraging effective use. A subset of data was analysed from a driver sleepiness survey with London bus drivers (n=1,335). Univariate and multivariate logistic regressions were conducted to determine which factors separately predicted use of sugar (n=238) or caffeine (n=238) as a sleepiness countermeasure. Being female, having higher self-reported sleep quality and waking indexes and actively doing something to stay awake were predictive of sugar use. Age, sleeping pill use and actively doing something to stay awake were the strongest predictors of caffeine. However, many predictors from the univariate analyses were the same for both sugar and caffeine. Although tailored initiatives could be developed, broader education relating to managing sleepiness should be implemented for all bus drivers to encourage effective countermeasure use.</p>","PeriodicalId":13531,"journal":{"name":"Industrial Health","volume":" ","pages":"276-287"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12107346/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142681806","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Subsequent development of cholangiocarcinoma caused by exposure to 1,2-dichloropropane and/or dichloromethane in the printing company in Osaka, Japan.","authors":"Shoji Kubo, Masahiko Kinoshita, Yasunori Sato, Hiroji Shinkawa, Shogo Tanaka, Takeaki Ishizawa, Sakae Maeda, Atsushi Miyamoto, Shinji Kumagai, Ginji Endo","doi":"10.2486/indhealth.2024-0159","DOIUrl":"10.2486/indhealth.2024-0159","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>After the report of 17 patients with occupational cholangiocarcinoma caused by long-term exposure to high concentrations of 1,2-dichloropropane and/or dichloromethane in a printing company in Osaka in 2014, additional five patients were diagnosed to have such cholangiocarcinoma. Cholangiocarcinoma was detected during regular health examination or follow-up for liver dysfunction in four of the five patients. Nearly all five patients presented with clinicopathological findings such as an elevated γ-glutamyl transpeptidase activity at the diagnosis, regional dilatation of intrahepatic bile ducts without tumor-induced obstruction, chronic bile duct injury, and precancerous/early cancerous lesions (biliary intraepithelial neoplasia and intraductal papillary neoplasm of the bile duct) at various sites of the bile duct. These findings were similar to those of the previous 17 patients. In total, cholangiocarcinoma developed in 22 of 95 workers exposed to 1,2-dichloropropane in the printing company. Of 22 patients with cholangiocarcinoma, 18 patients were members of 19 high exposure workers (≥1,500 ppm-yr). These findings strengthen further the theory that 1,2-dichloropropane causes occupational cholangiocarcinoma. Regular health examination of workers exposed to 1,2-dichloropropane and/or dichloromethane is necessary to detect such cholangiocarcinoma because the potential of the carcinogenesis risk persists over the long term.</p>","PeriodicalId":13531,"journal":{"name":"Industrial Health","volume":" ","pages":"254-264"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12107343/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142619382","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Relationship between working posture/movement and measures to prevent low back pain among care workers: a cross-sectional study in the Kansai region of Japan.","authors":"Satoshi Tomitagawa, Teruyo Kitahara, Hiroji Tsujimura, Kazushi Taoda","doi":"10.2486/indhealth.2024-0096","DOIUrl":"10.2486/indhealth.2024-0096","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We investigated the implementation of safe work practices for preventing low back pain (LBP) among care workers (CWs) to ascertain the interrelationships between appropriate device use and the frequency of working postures/movements that cause LBP. This cross-sectional study used an anonymous, self-administered questionnaire of CW team leaders (one per facility) working at long-term care facilities in Japan. Data on bed-height adjustment, the use of devices for repositioning in bed and bed- and wheelchair-transfer assistance, and the frequency of awkward postures/movements were cross-tabulated and analyzed using Haberman's residuals. Among the LBP prevention measures adopted by the facilities, 79.1%, 61.6%, and 30.9% involved bed-height adjustment, the use of repositioning/transferring devices, and the use of mechanical lifts, respectively. However, only 12.8% of the facilities had thorough bed-height adjustments, and 79.5% and 86.5% repositioned residents on the bed without assistive devices or transferred residents between the bed and wheelchair without assistive devices, respectively. Facilities that enforce bed-height adjustment and device use had fewer incidences of awkward posture/movement than those that did not. Our study revealed a discrepancy between the facility's policy and the implementation of LBP prevention measures. Additionally, bed-height adjustment and device use were related to reduced working postures/movements that cause LBP.</p>","PeriodicalId":13531,"journal":{"name":"Industrial Health","volume":" ","pages":"242-253"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12107344/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142545282","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Association between andropause symptoms and work functioning impairment: a cross-sectional study in two Japanese companies.","authors":"Makoto Okawara, Seiichiro Tateishi, Shigeo Horie, Toshiyuki Yasui, Yoshihisa Fujino","doi":"10.2486/indhealth.2024-0168","DOIUrl":"10.2486/indhealth.2024-0168","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The study aimed to assess the relationship between andropause, or male menopause, and work functioning in aging Japanese male workers. A cross-sectional study was conducted on 561 male employees from two Japanese companies. We measured andropause symptoms using the Aging Male's Symptoms (AMS) scale, and work functioning impairment using the Work Functioning Impairment Scale (WFun). The data were analyzed using Poisson regression with robust variance to estimate the relationship between andropause severity and work functioning impairment. The findings indicated a significant association between severe symptoms of andropause and increased work functioning impairment among male workers. Higher AMS scores, reflecting more severe symptoms, correlated with greater work functioning impairment, particularly with regard to physical and psychological health issues, such as muscle weakness and depressive symptoms. This study highlights the need for workplace health programs that include middle-aged and older male workers to address and manage symptoms of andropause. Further, it emphasizes the importance of recognizing andropause as a significant health issue that can adversely affect work performance and productivity. Future studies should incorporate the measurement of testosterone to ensure the more accurate assessment of andropause and its impact on work functioning.</p>","PeriodicalId":13531,"journal":{"name":"Industrial Health","volume":" ","pages":"288-297"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12107424/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142780136","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Industrial HealthPub Date : 2025-05-20Epub Date: 2024-12-11DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.2024-0089
Idris Sula, Juliann Saquib, Abdulrahman Almazrou, Abdulrahman Farhat, Tarek Djoudjou, Abdulrahman Zakaria, Ibrahim Omar, Muhammad Lengga, Ali Aal Ibrahim, Mohammad Alfattal, Mohammed Alrabeei, Mohammed Albabakri, Ahmad Alshomar, Nazmus Saquib
{"title":"Work-related injuries and compliance with personal protective equipment among migrant workers in Al-Qassim, Saudi Arabia.","authors":"Idris Sula, Juliann Saquib, Abdulrahman Almazrou, Abdulrahman Farhat, Tarek Djoudjou, Abdulrahman Zakaria, Ibrahim Omar, Muhammad Lengga, Ali Aal Ibrahim, Mohammad Alfattal, Mohammed Alrabeei, Mohammed Albabakri, Ahmad Alshomar, Nazmus Saquib","doi":"10.2486/indhealth.2024-0089","DOIUrl":"10.2486/indhealth.2024-0089","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Migrant workers constitute nearly one-third of Saudi Arabia's population, with a significant portion engaged in low-skilled manual labour. Limited data exists on work-related injuries and the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) among workers. The current cross-sectional survey focused on seven occupational groups, (i.e., auto-repair workers, city cleaners, construction workers, hairdressers, hospital cleaners, poultry factory workers, and restaurant workers) in the Al-Qassim region of Saudi Arabia. The sample of 2,123 workers were predominantly men (85.3%) and from the Indian subcontinent (64.9%). Among the workers, 21.5% reported having one or more work-related injuries, with cuts (27%), slipping/falling (17%), and thermal injuries (9%) being the most common. Compliance with PPE varied across professions, with city cleaners (86.1%) and restaurant workers (85%) being the most compliant. The study highlights a concerning prevalence of injuries and insufficient PPE usage among migrant workers, emphasizing the need to enhance workplace safety.</p>","PeriodicalId":13531,"journal":{"name":"Industrial Health","volume":" ","pages":"309-317"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12107423/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142812487","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}