Association between workplace social capital and occupational injuries and illnesses: A 1-year prospective cohort study.

Objectives: This study aimed to examine the relationship between workplace social capital (WSC), and occupational injuries and illnesses.Methods: A prospective cohort study was conducted using a questionnaire-based survey in Japan. Overall WSC and its subtypes were divided into three categories (lower, intermediate, and higher).

Association of Work Engagement With the Occurrence of Presenteeism in Heavy Equipment Manufacturing Male Workers in Jakarta-Indonesia.

Presenteeism, a detriment to productivity, is theorized to be associated with work engagement. However, this relationship remains unexplored among Indonesian manufacturing workers. This study aimed to determine the relationship between work engagement and presenteeism in heavy equipment manufacturing workers.

Research topics in occupational medicine, 1990-2022: A text-mining-applied bibliometric study.

Objective: Occupational health has been influenced by societal and industrial changes. This study aimed to clarify topic trends in occupational health research in 1990-2022.

Methods: We conducted a text-mining-adjusted bibliometric study using research titles in occupational health.

Relationship between a company's adequate response to near-misses and occupational accidents: a 1-year prospective cohort study.

Background: Near-misses in the workplace indicate potential safety hazards, and their adequate management is considered extremely important in preventing occupational accidents. However, the impact of a company's response to near-misses on the occurrence of subsequent accidents remains unclear. This study examined the relationship between the adequacy of a company's responses to near-misses and the occurrence of occupational accidents.

Role of perceived organization support to promote diabetes treatment among workers.

This study investigated association of Perceived Organization Support (POS) with diabetes treatment among workers. This prospective cohort study was conducted online, and parts of nations wide study stratified similarly with workers' characteristic in Japan. Samples were screened to those who had diabetes in the baseline years.

Relationship Between Companies' Responses to Near-Miss Reports and Turnover Intentions of Workers: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study.

Background: Effective near-miss management is important in preventing workplace accidents. A company's inadequate response to near-miss reports can lead workers to feel insecure and dissatisfied with the company. We investigated the relationship between companies' responses to near-miss reports and turnover intentions of workers.

Association between COVID-19 Post-infection and Work Capacity among Healthcare Workers in the National Referral Hospital in Indonesia.

Background: Patients who had severe COVID-19 infection were thought to be one of the factors affecting the suitability of work capacity. Functional capacity can be measured by 6-minute walking test (6MWT). Some particular jobs have a minimum functional capacity to be met.

Occupational health staff's involvement contributes to supervisor's perceived organizational support in Japanese workforce: a prospective cohort study.

Objectives: Enhancing employees' perceived organizational support (POS) is crucial for organizations, and one effective approach is enhancing supervisors' POS. However, there is limited research focusing specifically on enhancing supervisors' POS. We aimed to investigate the influence of occupational health staff's involvement for supervisors on their POS.

Effect of Side Jobs and Psychological Distress on Employee Turnover in Japanese Employees: A Nationwide Prospective Cohort Study.

Objectives: We investigated the impact of engaging in side jobs on turnover and its interaction with psychological distress among Japanese employees.

Methods: A prospective cohort study was conducted using a questionnaire-based survey. We investigated 2783 full-time employees in companies permitting side jobs.

A prospective cohort study of perceived organizational support and occupational accidents and near-miss events among Japanese workers.

Introduction: Preventing occupational accidents is a major global challenge, and employee safety practices play a crucial role in accident prevention. Although perceived organizational support (POS) is related to safety practices, there is currently insufficient evidence supporting a relationship between POS and occupational accidents. We investigated the relationships between POS and both occupational accidents and near-miss events that can lead to accidents in the following year among workers in various industries in Japan.

Fitness to Work in a Hansen's Disease Worker With a Disability: A Case Report.

Hansen's disease not only causes problems for patients in the workplace, but also increases the possibility of transmission to other workers. This case report discusses the fitness-to-work assessment for a Hansen's disease patient with a disability. A 19-year-old female, who worked as an online shop warehouse staff, presented at our hospital with a wound on her left hand accompanied by numbness.

Bridging perceived organizational support with learning motivation and work engagement: the mediating role of focus on opportunity.

Objectives: Perceived organizational support (POS) represents the extent to which employees believe their organization values their contributions and well-being. Although higher POS is associated with increased work engagement and learning motivation, the intricacies of this relationship, especially the mediation by occupational future time perspective (OFTP), are not well understood.

Methods: We conducted an online survey of 2046 working individuals aged 20-69 to assess the relationships between POS and 2 outcome variables, learning goal orientation (LGO) and work engagement, with multiple regression analyses for all ages and in the younger age group (under 45).

Relationship between diabetes treatment status and occupational accidents.

Aims: To evaluate the relationship between diabetes treatment status and occupational accidents.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted using an online questionnaire survey completed in March 2022 among workers aged 20 years or older. The questionnaire included questions about diabetes treatment status and occupational accidents.

The Effectiveness of Indonesia's Seven - Step Return to Work Assessment on a Distal Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome : A Case Report Study.

Tarsal tunnel syndrome (TTS) is a nerve entrapment of the posterior tibial nerve. This uncommon condition frequently goes undiagnosed or misdiagnosed even though it interferes with the daily activities of workers. Here we discuss the return to work status of a 37-year-old male patient who manages a manufacturing plant.

Preparation and Challenges in Developing a Big Data Analysis Framework in Occupational Medicine in Indonesia.

This mini review explores the transformative potential of big data analysis and artificial intelligence (AI) in reforming occupational medicine in Indonesia. Emphasizing the preconditions, case studies, and benefits, it underscores the role of big data in enhancing worker well-being. The review highlights the importance of informative health big data, especially in high-risk industries, with examples of case studies of AI implementation in occupational medicine during the COVID-19 pandemic and other relevant scenarios.

Relationship Between Firm Size and Perceived Organizational Support and the Moderating Role of Supervisor Support: A Nationwide Cross-sectional Study.

Objective: The study aims to explore the relationship between firm size and perceived organizational support (POS) and to investigate how supervisor support might moderate this relationship.

Methods: The study involved a cross-sectional questionnaire survey in Japan with 25,648 participants. Assessing POS through eight-question.

Treatment status of psychiatric disorders and falls in the workplace among Japanese workers: a nationwide cross-sectional study.

Objectives: In Japan, the most common injury requiring sick leave is a fall in the workplace; therefore, it is very important to prevent falls. Most measures to prevent falls involve aspects of the workplace environment and safety. However, few measures consider the perspective of individual health.

Association between exposure to technological advances in the workplace and work engagement: a prospective cohort study.

Objectives: The study objective was to measure the association between exposure to technological advances and work engagement, adjusting for personal and workplace factors.

Methods: We conducted a nationwide online longitudinal survey study in Japan. The sample was stratified to represent Japanese workforce conditions.

Expansion of basic occupational health service through public health center: policy and practice from Indonesia.

Indonesia is an archipelago nation that structures its health services through a stratified system. The public health center serves as the institution responsible for providing primary care services and undertaking various public goods initiatives, including promoting occupational health among workers in the informal sector. Integrated Occupational Health Services Post (Indonesian: Pos Upaya Kesehatan Kerja [Pos UKK]) is a community-based initiatives supported by public health centers that aims to address health-related issues among workers through a community participation model.

Protocol of a study to benchmark occupational health and safety in Japan: W2S-Ohpm study.

We aim to conduct a prospective cohort study to benchmark occupational health and safety in Japan. Here, we describe the detailed protocol for the baseline survey based on the Checklist for Reporting Results of Internet E-Surveys. We conducted the baseline survey for the prospective cohort study in 2022.

Obesity and Its Relation to Excessive Daytime Sleepiness in Civilian Pilots.

Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) is often associated with decreased work performance and fatigue in civil pilots. However, aeromedical recommendations for the evaluation of EDS are associated with suspicion of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Currently, many studies have found an association between obesity and EDS, regardless of OSA.

Inequality in workplace support for various types of precarious workers compared with permanent workers in Japan: A cross-sectional study.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine, by sex, whether precarious workers in Japan receive less support in the workplace than permanent workers.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study using an online questionnaire in 2022. We stratified participants by sex and performed modified Poisson regression analysis.

The Japanese version of the occupational future time perspective scale: A validation study.

Objective: This study aimed to develop and validate a Japanese version of the Occupational Future Time Perspective scale (OFTP-J) and assess its structural validity, construct validity, internal consistency, and test-retest reliability among Japanese workers.

Methods: The online survey was conducted with 2046 participants who met the eligibility criteria. The Japanese version of the OFTP scale was developed through translation and back-translation processes.

Seeking Treatment Profile of Male Shift Workers With Hypertension and Diabetes.

Objective: This study was identified seeking treatment for hypertension and diabetes among male shift workers.

Method: This retrospective cohort study included nine large companies in Japan. Data were collected from health checkup, health insurance records, and self-administered questionnaires in 2017 and 2020.

Workplace Social Support and Work Engagement Among Japanese Workers: A Nationwide Cross-sectional Study.

Objectives: We investigated the relationship between employees' perceptions of the number of sources of workplace social support and work engagement and whether each type of workplace social support is independently related to work engagement.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted using a questionnaire survey in Japan. In total, 12,017 participants were analyzed.