| Document ID (ISN) | 110131 |
| CIS number |
09-1191 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1076-2752 - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
| Year |
2009 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Tsutsumi A., Nagami M., Yoshikawa T., Kogi K., Kawakami N. |
| Title |
Participatory intervention for workplace improvements on mental health and job performance among blue-collar workers: A cluster randomized controlled trial |
| Bibliographic information |
May 2009, Vol.51, No.5, p.554-563. Illus. 46 ref. |
| Abstract |
To explore the effect of participatory intervention for workplace improvement on mental health and job performance, 11 assembly lines were randomly allocated to six intervention and five control lines (47 and 50 workers, respectively). Participants were surveyed by means of questionnaires at baseline and at the end of the intervention. General Health Questionnaire scores significantly deteriorated in the control group, whereas the score remained at the same level in the intervention group. Health and Work Performance Questionnaire scores increased in the intervention group, but decreased in the control group. Participatory intervention for workplace improvement appears effective against deterioration in mental health and for improving job performance. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
work efficiency; state of health; workers' participation; mental health; blue-collar workers; psychology of work organization |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
subjective assessment; Japan; programme evaluation; case-control study; questionnaire survey |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Japan |
| Subject(s) |
Psychology and sociology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Stress, psychosocial factors
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Mental health
Psychology of work organization
Psychological factors
Workers' participation
|
