Relationship between duration of sick leave and time variation of words used in return-to-work programs for depression.

Background: Return-to-work (RTW) programs are provided as rehabilitation for people who have taken sick leave from work because of mental health problems. However, methods to present this information to workplaces objectively remain limited.

Objective: This study aimed to conduct an exploratory investigation of the relationship between duration of sick leave and time variation of words used in RTW programs for depression from textual data collected from electronic medical records as a new evaluation indicator.

Gender differences in psychosocial factors related to severe stress in a construction company in Japan.

Background: In Japan, women's participation in the workforce has been increasing. However, there are few studies about gender differences in stress factors in the workplace.

Objectives: We aimed to clarify gender differences in psychosocial factors in the workplace related to severe stress.