Effects of a worker participatory program for improving work environments on job stressors and mental health among workers: A controlled trial

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 455-470

  Kobayashi, Yuka ^a   Kaneyoshi, Akiko ^a   Yokota, Atsuko ^a   Kawakami, Norito ^b  

^a JFE STEEL CORPORATION   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Intervention process; Intervention study; Occupational mental health; Organizational intervention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; JAPAN; MALE; MANPOWER; MEDICAL LEAVE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ENVIRONMENT; EXTRACTION AND PROCESSING INDUSTRY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; JAPAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SICK LEAVE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKPLACE;

EID: 59749091362     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: 13489585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.L7166     Document Type: Article

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