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{"title":"Organizational and occupational health issues with working remotely during the pandemic: a scoping review of remote work and health.","authors":"Lynnette-Natalia Lyzwinski","doi":"10.1093/joccuh/uiae005","DOIUrl":"10.1093/joccuh/uiae005","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Stay-at-home orders during the COVID-19 global pandemic created unprecedented challenges for workers whose work was transferred to the home setting. Little is presently known about the benefits and the challenges associated with global remote work on well-being and mental health, work-life balance, job satisfaction, productivity, home office adaptability, and gender equality.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A scoping review of PubMed/Medline was undertaken in October 2021 to better understand these broad dimensions associated with remote worker health, well-being, and the home office workspace. The review focused on white-collar workers who undertook remote work during each of the lockdown waves from March 2020 to 2021.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 62 studies were included in the review, which spanned Asia, North America, South America, and Europe. Overall, workers seemed to enjoy remote work, but productivity varied. The main setbacks associated with remote work included feelings of isolation and loneliness, which negatively influenced well-being. Social support from management and contact with colleagues mitigated this. Leadership style also influenced remote worker well-being. Overall, women suffered from lower levels of remote work well-being and productivity, especially if they had children. The home office and its adaptability were integral for successful remote work. Work-life balance was affected in some workers who struggled with heavier workloads or family duties.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>To promote well-being and successful remote work, isolation and loneliness should be reduced through greater contact with colleagues and managers. Managers should promote family friendly policies that may support work-life balance and reduce gender inequities in remote work.</p>","PeriodicalId":16632,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Occupational Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-01-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11069417/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139642341","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":"Health and productivity management initiatives to promote worker health and improve the workplace environment at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.","authors":"Takahiro Mori, Ryotaro Ito, Kenta Moriya, Seiichiro Tateishi, Tatsuhiko Kubo, Ryuji Okazaki, Katsunori Suzuki, Hiroshi Kikuchi, Koji Mori","doi":"10.1093/joccuh/uiae004","DOIUrl":"10.1093/joccuh/uiae004","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Since the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant (FDNPP) accident in 2011, measures have been taken to address occupational health risks, such as heat illness and infectious diseases, and ensure fitness for duty with the Tokyo Electric Power Company and its contractors. However, with the decommissioning operations set to span several decades and an aging workforce, there arose a need for proactive occupational health strategies that not only addressed these risks but also promoted employee health and created a comfortable work environment. With the Japanese government's promotion of health and productivity management (HPM) for corporations, an HPM-based initiative was launched at the FDNPP in 2019.</p><p><strong>Case: </strong>We designed an HPM questionnaire tailored to the unique conditions at the FDNPP for contractors in 2019. Subsequently, we adjusted the questionnaire annually in light of evolving societal contexts and insights derived from contractors' feedback. This initiative also involved the annual recognition of outstanding contractors. These efforts have led to a steady increase in the number of contractors participating in the HPM survey, with respondents' scores continually improving. We also emphasized dissemination of HPM practices from contractors to their subcontractors due to the complex subcontracting structure at FDNPP, and our results showed that more contractors have been extending these efforts to their subcontractors.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Our findings suggest that individual contractors are steadily enhancing their HPM efforts. We are committed to continually offering support to advance HPM throughout the FDNPP.</p>","PeriodicalId":16632,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Occupational Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-01-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10902887/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139513028","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":"The impact of overseas assignments on metabolic factors: Panasonic cohort study 23.","authors":"Tetsuya Murano, Hiroshi Okada, Masahide Hamaguchi, Kazushiro Kurogi, Yoshihide Tatsumi, Hiroaki Murata, Naoki Yoshida, Masato Ito, Michiaki Fukui","doi":"10.1093/joccuh/uiae071","DOIUrl":"10.1093/joccuh/uiae071","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>This study aimed to assess the effects of overseas assignments on the metabolic factors associated with lifestyle disease including body mass index, blood pressure, plasma glucose, lipid profiles, liver enzyme, and uric acid in Japanese individuals.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A retrospective cohort study was conducted using annual health examination data from employees of the Panasonic Corporation in Japan. We evaluated the differences in the changes in metabolic factors associated with lifestyle disease during the observation periods between the overseas and non-overseas assignment groups. Propensity score matching was performed to match the characteristics of the two groups. In subgroup analysis, the impact of family accompaniment and the destination on metabolic factors associated with lifestyle disease were also evaluated.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The median ages of the overseas (n = 899) and non-overseas assignment groups (n = 899) were 46 (41-50) and 46 (41-50) years. The average overseas assignment duration was 4.1 ± 1.7 years. Overall, 65.4% of individuals were assigned overseas alone in the overseas assignment group. No significant differences were observed in the changes in metabolic factors associated with lifestyle disease between the overseas and non-overseas assignment groups. In subgroup analyses, the family accompaniment and the destination did not affect changes in any of metabolic factors associated with lifestyle disease during the overseas assignment.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>In conclusion, no significant difference was observed in metabolic factors associated with lifestyle disease between the overseas and non-overseas assignment groups in Japanese employees.</p>","PeriodicalId":16632,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Occupational Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-01-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11659593/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142687268","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":"The impact of financial incentives on physical activity for employees in the context of workplace health promotion: a systematic review.","authors":"Miriam Alice Vitzthum, Karsten Krüger, Christopher Weyh","doi":"10.1093/joccuh/uiae048","DOIUrl":"10.1093/joccuh/uiae048","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>The global increase in physical inactivity is progressively evolving into a significant health challenge. Alongside the promotion of more active leisure pursuits, elevating physical activity in the workplace has come into focus. Financial incentives are not only a popular but also a promising tool in this regard. According to behavioral economics, they are able to initiate physical activity and thus create the basis for behavioral change.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The present systematic review was prepared according to the current PRISMA guidelines and with reference to the Cochrane Handbook. A systematic literature search of 6 electronic databases and 3 study registers was conducted to identify relevant literature. Both randomized controlled trials (RCTs) as well as non-RCTs were included. The Cochrane Risk-of-Bias Tool and the ROBINS-I Tool were used to assess the risk of bias of individual studies, whereas the GRADE approach was used to evaluate the quality of evidence for all studies related to physical activity outcomes. A narrative synthesis was conducted.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Six studies were included in the review. Among the total of 2646 participants, the average age ranged from 35.5 to 43.3 years, and women accounted for between 48.6% and 88%. Risk of bias was rated as \"high\" in 3 studies, \"moderate\" in 2, and \"low\" in 1. The quality of evidence was assessed as \"moderate.\" Four of the 6 studies reported positive effects on physical activity during the incentive period.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Workplace health promotion incorporating financial incentives has the potential to positively impact the physical activity levels of employees.</p>","PeriodicalId":16632,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Occupational Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-01-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11662443/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142004399","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":"Interventions in the workplace to reduce risk factors for noncommunicable diseases: an umbrella review of systematic reviews of effectiveness.","authors":"Heidi Turon, Aaron Bezzina, Hannah Lamont, Courtney Barnes, Melanie Lum, Rebecca K Hodder, Gloria K W Leung, Anna Peeters, Luke Wolfenden, Serene Yoong","doi":"10.1093/joccuh/uiae044","DOIUrl":"10.1093/joccuh/uiae044","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Workplaces are an important setting to deliver programs to reduce risk factors for noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). To help decision makers understand the most current and relevant evidence regarding effectiveness of workplace programs, we conducted an umbrella review to present a comprehensive synthesis of the large volume of literature.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Systematic reviews of workplace interventions targeting primary risk factors for NCDs-unhealthy diet, insufficient physical activity, overweight/obesity, tobacco use, and/or excessive alcohol use-published since 2010 were sourced. For each risk factor, reviews were categorized by intervention type and quality. The most recent, high-quality review was included for each intervention type. Evidence for the effectiveness of each intervention type was then broadly classified based on the review summary findings.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Twenty-one reviews were included. Most reviews focused on diet (n = 5), physical activity (n = 7), or obesity (n = 9) interventions, with fewer targeting alcohol (n = 2) or tobacco (n = 2) use. Reviews of interventions focusing on individual behavior (such as education or counseling) were most common. Across diet, obesity, physical activity, and tobacco use, multicomponent interventions were consistently likely to be classified as \"likely effective.\" Motivational interviewing and broad health promotion interventions were identified as \"promising\" for alcohol use.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This umbrella review identified that multicomponent workplace interventions were effective to reduce NCD risk factors. There is a gap around interventions targeting alcohol use as most syntheses lacked enough studies to draw conclusions about effectiveness. Exploring the impact of interventions that utilize policy and/or environmental strategies is a critical gap for future research.</p>","PeriodicalId":16632,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Occupational Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-01-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11784587/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141889529","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":"Mental health of social media influencers.","authors":"Isabelle Bray, Moya Lerigo-Sampson, Yvette Morey, Joanne Williams","doi":"10.1093/joccuh/uiae045","DOIUrl":"10.1093/joccuh/uiae045","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>There is a wide body of research on the effects of social media use on mental health, particularly focusing on young people. However, very little is known about the mental health of social media influencers (SMIs), who also tend to be quite young. This is of growing significance as more of our daily lives is conducted online, and in the context of poor population mental health globally, which declined further as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. We therefore set out to review the mental health of SMIs and, in the absence of literature on SMIs, drew on other similar but more traditional occupational groups, such as the self-employed, to draw conclusions and identify directions for future research.</p>","PeriodicalId":16632,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Occupational Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-01-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11378304/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141982574","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":"Comment on \"Psychosocial work conditions and traffic safety among minibus and long-bus drivers\".","authors":"Sultan Pinar Cetintepe","doi":"10.1093/joccuh/uiae038","DOIUrl":"10.1093/joccuh/uiae038","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16632,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Occupational Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-01-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11372238/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141627023","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":"Bridging perceived organizational support with learning motivation and work engagement: the mediating role of focus on opportunity.","authors":"Koji Mori, Nuri Purwito Adi, Kiminori Odagami, Tomohisa Nagata","doi":"10.1093/joccuh/uiae024","DOIUrl":"10.1093/joccuh/uiae024","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Perceived organizational support (POS) represents the extent to which employees believe their organization values their contributions and well-being. Although higher POS is associated with increased work engagement and learning motivation, the intricacies of this relationship, especially the mediation by occupational future time perspective (OFTP), are not well understood.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted an online survey of 2046 working individuals aged 20-69 to assess the relationships between POS and 2 outcome variables, learning goal orientation (LGO) and work engagement, with multiple regression analyses for all ages and in the younger age group (under 45). Then, the mediating effects of focus on opportunity (FOO)-a primary component of OFTP-on these relationships were examined.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of 2046 participants, 887 were younger than 45 years. Younger participants, predominantly more educated and inclined toward professional jobs, exhibited higher LGO but lower work engagement compared with their older counterparts. POS showed positive correlations with LGO, and FOO significantly mediated the relationship, especially in the young group. Furthermore, a positive relationship between POS and work engagement was noted, with FOO as a partial mediator.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>POS correlates positively with both LGO and work engagement across various age demographics, with FOO critically mediating this relationship. To enhance employee engagement and learning motivation, organizations should emphasize bolstering both POS and FOO.</p>","PeriodicalId":16632,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Occupational Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-01-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11170214/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140876693","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":"Estimating the probability of multiple incidences of the same cancer type in a single workplace.","authors":"Sintaroo Watanabe, Kota Fukai, Masayuki Tatemichi","doi":"10.1093/joccuh/uiae072","DOIUrl":"10.1093/joccuh/uiae072","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>This study aimed to estimate the probability of observing 2 cases of the same cancer type in a workplace with 300 employees, to help investigation of occupational cancer.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We assumed a workplace where chemicals are handled, employing 300 males aged 15 to 64, with an age distribution standardized to Japan's population from 2016 to 2019. Using national cancer statistics for newly diagnosed cases among males in this age range and period, we calculated the expected number of cancer cases for the workplace over a 1- and 10-year period. We computed standardized incidence ratios (SIRs) for 2 instances of the same cancer type within these time frames and estimated the time required for the SIR to reach 2.0 and its lower 95% CI limit (LL) to reach 1.0.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The SIR for any cancer type exceeded 10 and was significantly high when 2 cases occurred within 1 year. Over 10 years, the SIR remained significantly high in some cancer types. The observation periods required for SIR to reach 2.0 and LL to reach 1.0 for any cancer type were at least 5.4 and at least 1.7 years, respectively.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Considering that over 99% of Japanese workplaces employ fewer than 300 people, the likelihood of observing the same cancer type within 1 year is low. This study enhances our understanding of occupational cancer incidence and supports the integration of such data into prevention strategies.</p>","PeriodicalId":16632,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Occupational Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-01-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11662353/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142824270","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":"Effectiveness of a multicomponent intervention to promote physical activity among Japanese remote workers: a pilot open-label randomized controlled trial.","authors":"Jihoon Kim, Ryoko Mizushima, Masahiro Morimoto, Yukako Fujita, Saki Shibuichi, Mafuyu Kato, Masahiko Gosho, Yoshio Nakata","doi":"10.1093/joccuh/uiae052","DOIUrl":"10.1093/joccuh/uiae052","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Remote work (ie, teleworking) may adversely affect physical activity (PA) among workers, but no strategies have been effectively implemented to address this issue. We aimed to test whether a multicomponent intervention program could promote the PA of remote workers.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study was an 8-week pilot open-label randomized controlled trial. Fifty-one participants (19 women) aged 23-58 years were recruited via an information technology company in Tokyo, Japan, and randomly assigned to the control (n = 26) or intervention (n = 25) group. The intervention group was provided a multicomponent intervention that comprised individual (lecture, print material, goal setting, feedback, and posters), sociocultural (supportive atmosphere and team building), and organizational (encouraging message from an executive) strategies. The control group only received posters. The primary outcome was an 8-week change in objectively measured moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA). The secondary outcomes were changes in light PA, moderate PA, vigorous PA, steps, and sedentary time. We also conducted subdomain analyses divided into working and nonworking days.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>No significant difference was observed in MVPA changes between the 2 groups. However, the intervention group showed significant improvement in light PA by +14.0 min/d (95% CI, 1.7-26.2). Subdomain analyses also showed no significant differences in MVPA changes between the 2 groups. However, MVPA in the intervention group significantly increased by +9.4 min/d (95% CI, 2.5-16.2) on working days.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The present multicomponent intervention was feasible for remote workers, although some revisions are necessary to enhance the effect size.</p>","PeriodicalId":16632,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Occupational Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-01-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11472745/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142140299","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}