Health-related behaviors associated with subjective sleep insufficiency in Japanese workers: A cross-sectional study.

Objectives: Sleep disturbances are related to somatic and mental disorders, industrial accidents, absenteeism, and retirement because of disability. We aimed to identify health-related behaviors associated with subjective sleep insufficiency in Japanese workers.

Methods: This cross-sectional study included 5,297 employees (mean age: 43.

[Educational effectiveness of a group health education program in the workplace and an examination of educational methods to promote behavior modification].

Background: It is well-known that health education programs carried out in the work place are useful for employees' health promotion. However, the effectiveness of group health education programs for workers as a population approach is unclear.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of a group health education program in the workplace, and to investigate educational methods which support workers modifying their health behaviors.