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. 2023 Oct 1;65(10):e668-e674.
doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002940. Epub 2023 Aug 12.

Insufficient Workplace Infection Control and Unhealthy Lifestyle Behaviors Are Related to Poor Self-Rated Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Yukiko Inoue  1 , Akinori Nakata, Seiichiro Tateishi, Kosuke Mafune, Mayumi Tsuji, Akira Ogami, Kiminori Odagami, Ryutaro Matsugaki, Yoshihisa Fujino; CORoNa Work Project
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Insufficient Workplace Infection Control and Unhealthy Lifestyle Behaviors Are Related to Poor Self-Rated Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Yukiko Inoue et al. J Occup Environ Med. .

Abstract

Objective: This study investigated whether workers who practiced unhealthy lifestyles but worked under organizations with insufficient control against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) would pose a synergistic risk of poor self-rated health (SRH).

Methods: A total of 22,637 workers (men, 48.5%) were extracted from an online survey during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan (December 2020). Multiple logistic regression analyses were performed to estimate adjusted odds ratio (AOR) against poor (poor, fair) SRH.

Results: Accumulation of unhealthy lifestyle behaviors (AOR, 1.49 to 4.40; P < 0.05) and insufficient infection control (AOR, 1.80; P < 0.05) were independently related to poor SRH; however, when these factors were combined, SRH was additively worsened (AOR, 2.14 to 7.72; P < 0.05).

Conclusions: This study highlights that not only unhealthy lifestyle practices but also poor organizational management against infection would worsen workers' SRH during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

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