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Characteristics of Employees with Lower Health Interest in a Japanese IT Company: A Cross-Sectional Study Using Breslow's Health Practice Index. 日本IT公司员工健康兴趣低的特征：基于Breslow健康实践指数的横断面研究

IF 2 4区医学

Journal of Occupational Health Pub Date : 2025-10-08 DOI: 10.1093/joccuh/uiaf057

Yumiko Iwase, Rikuya Hosokawa

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Work productivity by diseases diagnosed among workers: a study using large-scale claims data and survey data of workers in Japan. 工人诊断出的疾病对工作效率的影响：一项使用大规模索赔数据和日本工人调查数据的研究。

IF 2 4区医学

Journal of Occupational Health Pub Date : 2025-10-01 DOI: 10.1093/joccuh/uiaf055

Takuya Maekawa, Kentaro Yamato, Norihiro Nakamichi, Yuka Kurita, Masami Nakai, Chihiro Osawa, Akiko Hatakama, Hitoshi Suzuki, Masaya Takahashi, Ryotaro Ishii, Takeo Nakayama

{"title":"Work productivity by diseases diagnosed among workers: a study using large-scale claims data and survey data of workers in Japan.","authors":"Takuya Maekawa, Kentaro Yamato, Norihiro Nakamichi, Yuka Kurita, Masami Nakai, Chihiro Osawa, Akiko Hatakama, Hitoshi Suzuki, Masaya Takahashi, Ryotaro Ishii, Takeo Nakayama","doi":"10.1093/joccuh/uiaf055","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/joccuh/uiaf055","url":null,"abstract":"Objectives: Japan faces the need for occupational health management based on an understanding of workers' health and its impact on work productivity. With a paucity of comprehensive studies, we conducted this study to investigate work productivity by diseases among workers of various occupations in Japan, by using a large-scale database.Methods: This retrospective, descriptive study utilized pre-existing data derived from health insurance claims and two surveys conducted in 2021. The analysis included the data of ≥19-year-old current workers with response data to the questions regarding Work Productivity and Activity Impairment (WPAI). The WPAI of the target diseases, defined by claims diagnosis codes, was plotted against the 1-year prevalence of each disease. The cost of lost productivity was estimated based on the response data regarding the WPAI.Results: Overall, 31,540 individuals participated, and the analysis showed that psychiatric disorders, headache, epilepsy, and insomnia had a high percentage of participants reporting any level of WPAI, although the prevalence of these diseases was low. We also explored the cost of lost productivity to supplement the interpretation of the overall impact of health problems; however, no clear trend was observed.Conclusions: Many Japanese workers with psychiatric disorders, headaches, epilepsy, and insomnia have impaired work productivity and daily activities.","PeriodicalId":16632,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Occupational Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145199724","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}

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Shift Work and Dietary Behaviors Among Korean Workers. 韩国工人轮班工作与饮食行为

IF 2 4区医学

Journal of Occupational Health Pub Date : 2025-09-09 DOI: 10.1093/joccuh/uiaf052

Chung Ho Kim, Wanhyung Lee

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Correction to: Importance of early detection and treatment of occupational hypersensitivity pneumonitis. 更正：职业性超敏性肺炎早期发现和治疗的重要性。

IF 2.6 4区医学

Journal of Occupational Health Pub Date : 2025-06-21 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.1093/joccuh/uiaf033

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Correction to: Occupational cholangiocarcinoma incident. 更正：职业性胆管癌事件。

IF 2.6 4区医学

Journal of Occupational Health Pub Date : 2025-05-03 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.1093/joccuh/uiaf023

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Correction to: Epidemiological and toxicological risk assessments of ortho-toluidine for bladder cancer. 更正：邻甲苯胺治疗膀胱癌的流行病学和毒理学风险评估。

IF 2.6 4区医学

Journal of Occupational Health Pub Date : 2025-05-03 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.1093/joccuh/uiaf024

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Correction to: Epidemiological and toxicological risk assessments of ortho-toluidine for bladder cancer. 更正：邻甲苯胺治疗膀胱癌的流行病学和毒理学风险评估。

IF 2.6 4区医学

Journal of Occupational Health Pub Date : 2025-05-03 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.1093/joccuh/uiaf024

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Correction to: Occupational cholangiocarcinoma incident. 更正：职业性胆管癌事件。

IF 2.6 4区医学

Journal of Occupational Health Pub Date : 2025-05-03 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.1093/joccuh/uiaf023

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Correction to: Associations of physical activity and sedentary time with psychological distress among Japan self-defense forces personnel dispatched overseas: a prospective cohort study. 更正：派驻海外的日本自卫队人员体力活动和久坐时间与心理困扰的关系：一项前瞻性队列研究。

IF 2.6 4区医学

Journal of Occupational Health Pub Date : 2025-04-22 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.1093/joccuh/uiaf011

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Association between health literacy and behaviors among shift workers: an observational cross-sectional study with mediation analysis. 轮班工人健康素养与行为的关系：一项具有中介分析的观察性横断面研究。

IF 2.6 4区医学

Journal of Occupational Health Pub Date : 2025-03-09 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.1093/joccuh/uiae070

Yuko Morikawa, Keiko Teranishi, Masaru Sakurai, Masao Ishizaki, Teruhiko Kido, Hideaki Nakagawa

{"title":"Association between health literacy and behaviors among shift workers: an observational cross-sectional study with mediation analysis.","authors":"Yuko Morikawa, Keiko Teranishi, Masaru Sakurai, Masao Ishizaki, Teruhiko Kido, Hideaki Nakagawa","doi":"10.1093/joccuh/uiae070","DOIUrl":"10.1093/joccuh/uiae070","url":null,"abstract":"Objectives: Previous research has indicated that shift workers exhibit fewer healthy behaviors than those working regular daytime hours. Although health literacy influences health behaviors, studies comparing health literacy levels between shift and fixed-day workers and investigating whether differences in health behaviors between these 2 groups are mediated by health literacy are lacking.Methods: This cross-sectional study used a self-administered questionnaire in a large-scale manufacturing company. Overall, 2152 manual workers aged 18-64 years were enrolled in this study (961 and 1191 fixed-day and shift workers, respectively). Logistic regression structural equation models were used for analyzing the mediating role of health literacy in the relationship between shift work and health behaviors.Results: Shift and fixed-day workers did not show differences in age-adjusted health literacy. Compared with fixed-day workers, the odds ratios of shift workers for leisure time exercise, not currently smoking, having breakfast, brushing their teeth, and eating green and yellow vegetables were 0.85 (95% CI, 0.70-1.02), 0.68 (95% CI, 0.56-0.80), 0.63 (95% CI, 0.52-0.76), 0.79 (95% CI, 0.65-0.95), and 0.58 (95% CI, 0.48-0.70), respectively. Mediation analysis showed that the odds ratios of the direct effects of shift work on favorable habits were almost the same as the total effect.Conclusions: This study observed that health literacy did not mediate health behavior and shift work. Further research is needed to clarify the causes of these differences.","PeriodicalId":16632,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Occupational Health","volume":"67 1","pages":"uiae070"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11894930/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143605244","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}

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