Workplace Measures Against COVID-19 and Mistreatment in the Workplace Among Japanese Employees: A 1-Year Prospective Cohort Study.
Journal
Journal of occupational and environmental medicine
ISSN: 1536-5948
Titre abrégé: J Occup Environ Med
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9504688
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 10 2023
01 10 2023
Historique:
medline:
9
10
2023
pubmed:
14
7
2023
entrez:
13
7
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The purpose of this study was to identify the COVID-19 infection prevention measures that are at risk of being perceived by employees as mistreatment in the workplace. This study included full-time workers who enrolled as subjects in a nationwide prospective cohort study. Baseline surveys performed during the pandemic were used to identify the workplace measures against COVID-19. A tracing survey was conducted 1 year later to assess workplace mistreatment. Of the 18,170 participants, 276 judged that they had experienced mistreatment by the measures. "Enforcing daily temperature measurement" and "stopping business trips" were associated with mistreatment. Meanwhile, "requesting that employees refrain from going to work when ill" and "restricting work-related social gatherings and entertainment" had the potential to reduce workplace mistreatment. Certain measures against COVID-19 can reduce or increase the burden on employees.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37442773
doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002923
pii: 00043764-202310000-00009
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
853-857Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2023 American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Conflict of interest: None declared.
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