Workers' experiences of improvements in the work environment and mental health problems: a web-based 1-year prospective study of Japanese employees.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aimed to prospectively investigate the association between work environment improvements and multiple mental health outcomes in a large sample of Japanese employees.

Methods

A web-based longitudinal study surveyed 20 000 Japanese employees, 7970 of whom completed a follow-up after 1 year. Various types of work environment improvements experienced by workers were assessed using a 24-item checklist. Three mental health outcomes (poor mental health, presenteeism, and high psychosocial stress) were assessed and defined using standardized questionnaires.

Results

Overall, as the total number of work environment improvements increased, the odds ratio for mental health outcomes in the follow-up survey decreased by several percentage points, even after ad

SUBMITTER: Izawa S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11558232 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature