A5035782946- Workplace Health and Well-being
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Sleep and related disorders
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
- Occupational Health and Safety Research
- Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Fatigue and fracture mechanics
- Spaceflight effects on biology
- Workplace Violence and Bullying
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy Techniques
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Stalking, Cyberstalking, and Harassment
- Occupational Health and Burnout
- Probabilistic and Robust Engineering Design
University of Tsukuba
2015-2025
King's College London
2016-2018
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
2017
Bando Chemical Industries (Japan)
2016
<sec> <title>BACKGROUND</title> Long working hours are a risk factor for short sleep duration among workers, suggesting that high stress under long is associated with sleep. Sense of coherence (SOC) dispositional orientation allows individuals to be more resilient stressors in daily life. High SOC can maintain hours. </sec> <title>OBJECTIVE</title> This study aimed investigate the interaction between and on total time Japanese workers. We hypothesized higher would less susceptible reduction...
Background During the coronavirus pandemic in 2019, deterioration of mental health was reported among healthcare workers. However, few studies have examined relationship between workers' and occupational stress settings during spread disease 2019 (COVID-19). This study aimed to identify job stressors associated with issues Methods The conducted from May 2020 January 2021. We analyzed impact on using nine-item Patient Health Questionnaire, seven-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Impact Event...
<ns3:p>Background Amidst the global escalation of COVID-19, nurses have confronted dual challenge exposure to infection and duty provide patient care, leading some moral dilemmas. This study aims investigate dilemmas, occupational psychological distresses professional rewards experienced by working in COVID-19 wards explore their nature interrelation. Methods qualitative descriptive employed semi-structured interviews gather data on experiences who worked wards. The spanned from January 2022...
The rapid introduction of teleworking due to the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has led concerns about increases in cyberbullying (CB) worldwide. However, little is known workplace CB non-Western countries. first objective was clarify prevalence and characteristics regarding victimization Japan. second demonstrate psychological outcomes combination with traditional bullying (TB).We conducted an anonymous, cross-sectional, Internet-based survey targeting regular employees Japan (N = 1200)...
Abstract Background Flourishing, defined as the coexistence of hedonic and eudaimonic well-being, is most favorable end mental health spectrum. A growing body evidence has demonstrated association between flourishing work-related outcomes. However, epidemiology scarce in Japan. Moreover, relationship occupational stress not been elaborated. Therefore, aim this study was to elucidate (1) prevalence (2) among Japanese workers. Methods The present survey conducted from February March 2017 via...
Previous studies have reported an association between family relationships and suicidal behavior, found that people with high ideation are not likely to consult others about their distress. An effective consulting service is therefore necessary for such individuals. Crisis hotlines reducing suicide risk, but associated rate odds ratio of problems children remain unclear. The present study investigated the callers under 20 years age (N = 24,333) Japanese crisis hotline in 2012. There were...
A growing body of evidence has demonstrated the associations between social capital and health. In residential or geographical areas, attracted attention for its protective effects against suicide. However, to this date, relationship suicidal ideation is not fully elaborated in occupational setting. Therefore, aim present study was examine association workplace past year among employees Japan.A cross-sectional, web-based survey conducted February/March 2017 via an anonymous self-administered...
Hotline callers do not always have suicidal ideation and previous studies noted that the rate of such is limited. Crisis hotline counselors must be able to identify high‐risk in order provide appropriate support. This study investigated characteristics Japanese crisis 2012 ( N = 541,694) first analyze data for all parts Japan over 1 year. About 14% had 6% a history attempted suicide. The odds ratio among those with suicide was 15.5. much smaller compared other countries. There psychological...
Background It remains unclear how fear of COVID-19 and resilience are related to psychological distress based on occupations among healthcare workers (HCWs) in hospitals treating patients with COVID-19. We conducted a survey the mental health HCWs during pandemic determine relationship between factors such as well each occupation HCWs. Methods web-based at seven Japan from December 24, 2020 March 31, 2021. A total 634 participants were analyzed, information regarding their socio-demographic...
Study objectives Although associations between sleep quality and environmental factors nutrient intake have been reported, interactions these not elucidated in detail. Therefore, this cross-sectional study examined the effects of regular exercise on using Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), which is most frequently used index for evaluation. Methods The participants included 378 individuals aged 40 years or older living Shika Town, Ishikawa Prefecture. Of individuals, 185 met inclusion...
Non-regular employment is increasing and its mental health impact a globally important problem. In Japan, non-regularly employed researchers are increasing, especially within young age groups, because quotas were not sufficiently expanded against rapid number of doctorate holders. It therefore to understand the relationship between non-regular health. The significance our research contribute improvement researchers' by clarifying influence status on psychological distress. We conducted...
Early-life adversities are considered to have long-term impact on health. There been many studies regarding the experience of being bullied and its harmful psychological influence, but such influence workers remains be investigated in Japan. We therefore aimed examine prevalence with experiences or bullying others during childhood adolescence clarify relation between those current distress. A cross-sectional study using an anonymous self-report web questionnaire was conducted November 2017....
The objective of this study was to clarify the relationship between sickness presenteeism and degree awareness company regulations regarding financial compensation for absenteeism.An Internet-based survey 258 full-time workers who had more than 28 days absence due mental health problems conducted. Workers were categorized as having either low or high presenteeism, presence systems return work duration compared groups.The following factors significantly related based on logistic regression...
Telephone hotlines are a widely used type of suicide prevention program.The aim this study was to clarify the risk factors for suicidal ideation by investigating its association with number characteristics among telephone hotline callers.Data were collected over 10-year period from total 246,595 calls Inochi No Denwa, crisis in Ibaraki, Japan, and subsequently analyzed. Odds ratios compared nonsuicidal also calculated.About 6% related, about 2% callers had attempted past. increased during...
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought to light the prevalence of mental health issues among nurses. Work engagement (WE) is a concept that describes work-related positive psychological states and importance within measures. There is, however, lack research on factors associated with WE nurses during pandemic.We aimed determine which are using job demands-resources (JD-R) model as framework.A web-based cross-sectional survey was conducted working in acute care psychiatric institutions prefectures...
Abstract Several priority characteristics of wood that have beneficial effects on human beings been reported. However, the advantages use in bedroom interiors for sleep not fully evaluated. The aim this cross-sectional epidemiological study was to evaluate association housing and bedrooms with comfort among workers Japan. methods included measurements using actigraphy a self-administered questionnaire survey. In total, 671 (298 men 373 women; mean age ± standard deviation: 43.3 11.2 years)...
Psychological distress is a worldwide problem and serious that needs to be addressed in the field of occupational health. This study aimed use artificial intelligence (AI) predict psychological among workers using sociodemographic, lifestyle sleep factors, not subjective information such as mood emotion, examine performance AI models through comparison with psychiatrists. Cross-sectional study. We conducted survey on living conditions workers. An model for predicting was created then results...
Background The present study aimed to investigate whether insomnia is associated with suicidal ideation (SI) among Japanese workers by conducting a multi-level analysis sense of coherence (SOC) as random effect. Participants and procedure A cross-sectional survey was conducted 19,481 in Tsukuba, Japan. Data from 7,175 participants aged 20-65 years were included the analysis. Athens Insomnia Scale (AIS) used independent variable, SI over past year dependent variable. SOC measured using...
The present study aimed to survey systems in Japanese companies for supporting workers returning work from sickness absence due mental illness. A questionnaire was mailed 3,545 companies. Support return work, sick leave, and multiple sick-listed (MSL) were examined. total of 161 responded the (response rate: 4.5%). About 80% expressed difficulty dealing with health problems. half all reported having reset period financial compensation systems, as well gradual resumption trial attendance...
Recently, "sense of coherence" (SOC) as a concept stress-coping, has been gaining considerable attention. Although many studies have investigated the factors related to strong SOC, we found little evidence about associations between SOC and habits that are easy perform in everyday life. The aim our study was examine prevalence workers who engage forest walking greenspace their association with score. A cross-sectional study. An anonymous, self-report web questionnaire conducted November...