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. 2024 Apr 3;62(2):102-109.
doi: 10.2486/indhealth.2023-0068. Epub 2023 Sep 15.

Protocol for a web-based study on the work environment and daily lifestyle of Japanese employees

Shuhei Izawa  1 , Nanako Nakamura-Taira  2 , Chihiro Moriishi  3 , Toru Yoshikawa  1 , Rie Akamatsu  4 , Hiroki Ikeda  1 , Tomohide Kubo  1
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Protocol for a web-based study on the work environment and daily lifestyle of Japanese employees

Shuhei Izawa et al. Ind Health. .

Abstract

Mental health problems are prevalent among the working population and must be resolved. We conducted a web-based large-scale study of workers, including a baseline survey and two follow-up surveys, to investigate the associations between self-care behaviors in daily life (e.g., stress coping, sleep, diet, and exercise), work environment improvements, and mental health among Japanese employees from various industries. In this protocol, we demonstrate the study design and demographic data of the participants in the baseline survey. Invitations to participate in this study were sent to 421,825 internet monitor registrants in February 2022. Overall, 20,000 registrants who met the inclusion criteria participated in the survey. There were large variations in occupations and working styles (e.g., physical work, night work, and teleworking) among the participants, and we also found significant differences between male and female participants in the demographic data. An overview of the survey data suggests that the demographic characteristics of the participants in this study are comparable to those reported in previous studies on Japanese employees. We plan to use these survey data in the future to examine the associations of daily lifestyles and work environments with the mental health of Japanese employees.

Keywords: Cohort; Mental health; Self-care behavior; Stress; Work environment.

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The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare regarding this study.

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