Publications by authors named "Norimitsu Nishida"
Objective: We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the prospective effect of adverse work-related psychosocial factors on increases in inflammatory markers.
Methods: A systematic literature search was conducted in PubMed, Embase, PsycINFO, PsycARTICLES, and the Japan Medical Abstracts Society database. Studies were eligible for inclusion if they examined associations between work-related psychosocial factors and inflammatory markers (interleukin-6, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, and C-reactive protein), used longitudinal or prospective cohort designs, were conducted among workers, were original articles written in English or Japanese, and were published up to 2017 for the first search, October 2020 for the second, and November 2022 for the third.
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- * Researchers reviewed 5,450 articles and identified 39 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that met their criteria, organizing the types of interventions into six categories including physical activity and psychological methods.
- * The meta-analysis of 31 of these studies indicated a significant positive effect of the interventions on SWB, with a standardized mean difference of 0.51, suggesting that various strategies effectively enhance the well-being of employees.
[Purpose] This study examined whether workplace support of an exercise program would increase the workers' engagement. [Participants and Methods] Employees at two facilities of the Kyoto Industrial Health Association (the Uji branch and the headquarters) were recruited. A survey of 238 employees was conducted.
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- Chronic inflammation is linked to various diseases, including cardiovascular and mental health disorders, and the immune system's balance may be influenced by work-related psychosocial factors.
- A systematic review and meta-analysis will investigate the relationship between these psychosocial factors and inflammatory markers, focusing on studies from several databases published up to 2017.
- The study will involve 14 researchers handling the selection, data extraction, and quality assessment of included studies, and the findings will be published in a peer-reviewed journal.
Introduction: Metabolic syndrome is an important public health target because of its high prevalence worldwide. Work-related psychosocial factors have been identified as determinants of metabolic syndrome components. However, there have been no systematic reviews or meta-analyses conducted to evaluate the relationship between work-related psychosocial factors and metabolic syndrome as an aggregated cluster.
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