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Association between work-related changes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and severe psychological distress among Japanese workers

This study aimed to evaluate the association between work-related changes caused by COVID-19 and psychological distress among Japanese workers. The cross-sectional study was conducted from August 25 to September 30, 2020. The participants were 15,454 employees who were registered as panelists with a...

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Autores principales: SHIOTA, Naoki, ISHIMARU, Tomohiro, OKAWARA, Makoto, FUJINO, Yoshihisa, TABUCHI, Takahiro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Japan 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9171128/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34657896
http://dx.doi.org/10.2486/indhealth.2021-0092
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author SHIOTA, Naoki
ISHIMARU, Tomohiro
OKAWARA, Makoto
FUJINO, Yoshihisa
TABUCHI, Takahiro
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ISHIMARU, Tomohiro
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description This study aimed to evaluate the association between work-related changes caused by COVID-19 and psychological distress among Japanese workers. The cross-sectional study was conducted from August 25 to September 30, 2020. The participants were 15,454 employees who were registered as panelists with an online survey company. The Kessler psychological distress scale with a 13-point cutoff was used to measure psychological distress. Multiple logistic regression was performed. Of the respondents, 8.9% were evaluated as having severe psychological distress. Among five examined work-related changes, being laid off and changing jobs (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 5.43; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 4.18–7.05), experiencing temporary workplace closure (aOR = 1.94; 95% CI: 1.67–2.25), being forced to visit the workplace for paperwork (aOR = 1.84; 95% CI: 1.58–2.15), and starting telework from home (aOR = 1.18; 95% CI: 1.01–1.37) were associated with increased psychological distress; no significant association was found for participation in work-related online meetings. The impact on psychological distress was greater among men, especially for being laid off and changing jobs because of COVID-19. It is important to assess and reduce negative mental health effects among workers experiencing work-related changes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, taking gender differences into account.
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spelling pubmed-91711282022-06-14 Association between work-related changes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and severe psychological distress among Japanese workers SHIOTA, Naoki ISHIMARU, Tomohiro OKAWARA, Makoto FUJINO, Yoshihisa TABUCHI, Takahiro Ind Health Original Article This study aimed to evaluate the association between work-related changes caused by COVID-19 and psychological distress among Japanese workers. The cross-sectional study was conducted from August 25 to September 30, 2020. The participants were 15,454 employees who were registered as panelists with an online survey company. The Kessler psychological distress scale with a 13-point cutoff was used to measure psychological distress. Multiple logistic regression was performed. Of the respondents, 8.9% were evaluated as having severe psychological distress. Among five examined work-related changes, being laid off and changing jobs (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 5.43; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 4.18–7.05), experiencing temporary workplace closure (aOR = 1.94; 95% CI: 1.67–2.25), being forced to visit the workplace for paperwork (aOR = 1.84; 95% CI: 1.58–2.15), and starting telework from home (aOR = 1.18; 95% CI: 1.01–1.37) were associated with increased psychological distress; no significant association was found for participation in work-related online meetings. The impact on psychological distress was greater among men, especially for being laid off and changing jobs because of COVID-19. It is important to assess and reduce negative mental health effects among workers experiencing work-related changes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, taking gender differences into account. National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Japan 2021-10-15 2022-05 /pmc/articles/PMC9171128/ /pubmed/34657896 http://dx.doi.org/10.2486/indhealth.2021-0092 Text en ©2022 National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives (by-nc-nd) License. (CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)
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title_fullStr Association between work-related changes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and severe psychological distress among Japanese workers
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title_short Association between work-related changes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and severe psychological distress among Japanese workers
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9171128/
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http://dx.doi.org/10.2486/indhealth.2021-0092
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