Impact of psychosocial job stress on non‐fatal occupational injuries in small and medium‐sized manufacturing enterprises

Nakata, Akinori; Ikeda, Tomoko; Takahashi, Masaya; Haratani, Takashi; Hojou, Minoru; Fujioka, Yosei; Swanson, Naomi G.; Araki, Shunichi

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“…In contrast, men showed no difference in occupa- tional injury rate according to decision latitude. In hospital workers, the risk for occupational injury was higher in workers with lower job control [Salminen et al, 2003], and female Japanese workers in small-and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises reported a significantly lower job control score than men, which was related to an observable increase in occupational injuries [Nakata et al, 2006]. In some studies, however, no correlation was observed between decision latitude and occupational injury [Murata et al, 2000;Swaen et al, 2004].…”

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Job strain and the risk for occupational injury in small‐ to medium‐sized manufacturing enterprises: A prospective study of 1,209 Korean employees

Kim

Min

et al. 2009

American J Industrial Med

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Background The aim of this study was to investigate whether job strain had an effect on the risk of occupational injury of workers at small‐ to medium‐sized manufacturing companies. Methods We conducted a prospective follow‐up survey and finally 1,209 workers in South Korea were included in this study. At time X1, we measured job stress with the Job Demand and Decision Latitude Questionnaire; and at time X2 (after 6 months), we evaluated occupational injuries through a single question. Occupational injuries were assessed using the question “Have you ever been injured at work, including minor scratches and cuts, in the previous four‐month period” by self‐reporting in the previous 4‐month period. Results For men, the high job‐demand group (OR = 1.71, 95% CI = 1.13–2.59) and high strain group (OR = 1.79, 95% CI = 1.02–3.14) showed the increased risk of occupational injury. For women, high job‐demand (OR = 2.11, 95% CI = 1.18–3.78), low job control (OR = 1.80, 95% CI = 1.02–3.17), and high job strain (OR = 3.57, 95% CI = 1.62–7.86) were significantly associated with occupational injury. Conclusion Workers under high job strain showed higher risk for occupational injury. The efforts to minimize stress‐related occupational injuries should be required. Am. J. Ind. Med. 52:322–330, 2009. © 2009 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.

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Job strain and the risk for occupational injury in small‐ to medium‐sized manufacturing enterprises: A prospective study of 1,209 Korean employees

Kim

Min

et al. 2009

American J Industrial Med

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“…Fourth, it is possible that work-related stressors are an intermediated step in a pathway leading from depressive symptoms to the occurrence of occupational injuries. Several studies have demonstrated a relationship between occupational injury and work related stressors [e.g., decision latitude and job demand (Nakata et al 2006;Salminen et al 2003;Swaen et al 2004), low social support (Murata et al 2000;Wilkins and Beaudet 1998), interpersonal conXicts (Greiner et al 1998;Salminen et al 2003), job dissatisfaction (Dembe et al 2004;Holcom et al 1993;Li et al 2001;Nakata et al 2006)]. Conversely, these factors may aVect depressive symptoms, which in turn may work as intervening variables aVecting the occurrence of occupational injuries.…”

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“…Several studies have demonstrated a relationship between depressive symptoms and occupational injury (Cooper and Sutherland 1987;Nakata et al 2006;Peele and Tollerud 2005). The potential mechanisms of how depression plays a role in occupational injury remain unclear.…”

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Depressive symptoms and self-reported occupational injury in small and medium-sized companies

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Min³

et al. 2008

Int Arch Occup Environ Health

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Objectives This survey was designed to determine whether depressive symptoms had an eVect on the risk of self-reported occupational injury in South Korea. Methods We conducted a prospective follow-up survey of workers at 44 small-to medium-sized companies classiWed into manufacturing or service businesses; 1,350 questionnaires were used in the Wnal analysis. The Wrst survey requested information regarding personal characteristics, work characteristics, and depressive symptoms (CES-D); the second survey queried participants in the Wrst survey about self-reported occupational injuries (including minor scratches or cuts) experienced in the previous 4 months. Risk ratios (RRs) were calculated through Poisson regression analysis. The number of occupational injuries during the previous 4 months served as the dependent variable, and depressive symptoms served as the independent variable. Results After adjustment for demographic factors, the RRs were 1.75 (95% CI: 1.41-2.18) and 2.68 (95% CI: 1.98-3.64) in male and female, respectively. Additional adjustment for work-related variables did not alter the RR considerably in females (2.65; 95% CI: 1.95-3.59). Among the male workers, however, the RR was not signiWcant (1.21; 95% CI: 0.95-1.55). On the other hand, when the analysis was limited to blue-collar workers, after adjustment for demographic and work-related factors, the RRs remained signiWcant in both genders (male: 1.34; 95% CI: 1.03-1.74; female: 2.04; 95% CI: 1.41-2.95). Conclusions We found that the risk of self-reported occupational injury experience was higher in workers who reported depressive symptoms. Additional study using objective data is required to conWrm our results.

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“…The data was collected in a cross-sectional study with a self-rating questionnaire from August to December 2002 30,31) . The subjects were workers in SME manufacturing factories with 1 to 158 workers in Yashio city, Saitama prefecture, Japan.…”

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Correlates of Depressive Symptoms among Workers in Small‐ and Medium‐scale Manufacturing Enterprises in Japan

Ikeda

Nakata

Takahashi

et al. 2009

Journal of Occupational Health

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Although the relationship between job stress and depressive symptoms has been well documented among workers in large scale enterprises, the situation in small-and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) is not fully understood. Objectives: To clarify the factors associated with depressive symptoms in SMEs in Japan. Methods: 1,516 male and 738 female Japanese workers at SMEs were surveyed using a self-administered questionnaire. We applied hierarchical multiple linear regression with depressive symptoms (Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depressive Symptoms Scale) as the dependent variable, and (1) Individual, (2) Lifestyle, (3) Job stressors, and (4) SME unique factors as independent variables entered in 4 steps. Analyses were stratified by sex due to large differences in stress scores and demographic variables. Results: Perceived lack of understanding from others with regard to health was the strongest factor associated with increased depressive symptoms (BETA=0.29 in males and 0.28 in females). Higher intragroup conflict (BETA=0.15 in males and 0.09 in females), perceived job future ambiguity (BETA=0.09 in males and 0.11 in females), higher quantitative workload (BETA=0.06 in males and 0.10 in females), and being an employer or a member of the employer's family (BETA=0.06 in males and 0.10 in females) were additional factors associated with high depressive symptoms. Economic concern, being single, cigarette smoking, shorter sleep duration, and skill underutilization were male specific, while younger age and lower social support at work were female specific factors significantly associated with increased depressive symptoms. Conclusions: These data suggest that poor mental health may be prevented by creating a workplace climate which focuses on the high value of the health of fellow workers. (J Occup Health 2009; 51: 26-37)

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Impact of psychosocial job stress on non‐fatal occupational injuries in small and medium‐sized manufacturing enterprises

Abstract: These data point to an independent relationship between psychosocial job stress and self-reported occupational injury in SMEs.

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Job strain and the risk for occupational injury in small‐ to medium‐sized manufacturing enterprises: A prospective study of 1,209 Korean employees

Job strain and the risk for occupational injury in small‐ to medium‐sized manufacturing enterprises: A prospective study of 1,209 Korean employees

Depressive symptoms and self-reported occupational injury in small and medium-sized companies

Correlates of Depressive Symptoms among Workers in Small‐ and Medium‐scale Manufacturing Enterprises in Japan

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