Workplace responses to COVID-19 associated with mental health and work performance of employees in Japan
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- Sasaki Natsu
- Department of Mental Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo
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- Kuroda Reiko
- Division for Environment, Health and Safety, The University of Tokyo
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- Tsuno Kanami
- School of Health Innovation, Kanagawa University of Human Services
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- Kawakami Norito
- Department of Mental Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo
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Abstract
<p>Objectives: The study investigated the links between workplace measures implemented in response to COVID-19 with mental health and work performance of employees in Japan.</p><p>Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of a sample from a cohort study of full-time employees. Participants (n = 1448) completed an online self-report questionnaire on March 19-22, 2020. Multiple linear regression was conducted to ascertain their fear of and worry associated with COVID-19, psychological distress, and work performance.</p><p>Results: The number of workplace measures correlated positively with respondents' fear of and worry associated with COVID-19 (adjusted standardized β = 0.123, P < .001), negatively with psychological distress and positively with work performance (adjusted standardized β = −0.068, P = .032; adjusted standardized β = 0.101, P = .002; respectively).</p><p>Conclusions: Workplace measures may promote and maintain the mental health and work performance of employees during the COVID-19 epidemic. The positive association between the number of measures and fear and worry about COVID-19 may reflect increased awareness about COVID-19 among employees resulted from taking the measures.</p>
Journal
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- Journal of Occupational Health
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Journal of Occupational Health 62 (1), n/a-, 2020
Japan Society for Occupational Health
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Details 詳細情報について
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- CRID
- 1390848250131212928
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- NII Article ID
- 130007879829
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- ISSN
- 13489585
- 13419145
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- Text Lang
- en
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- Data Source
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- JaLC
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- CiNii Articles
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- Disallowed