Industrial Health
Online ISSN : 1880-8026
Print ISSN : 0019-8366
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Relationship among work–treatment balance, job stress, and work engagement in Japan: a cross-sectional study
Kazunori IKEGAMIHajime ANDOHisashi EGUCHIMayumi TSUJISeiichiro TATEISHIKoji MORIKeiji MURAMATSUYoshihisa FUJINOAkira OGAMI
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Article ID: 2021-0250

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There is a drive to support workers in Japan undergoing medical treatment who wish to continue working, known as the work–treatment balance. This support for the work–treatment balance is expected to boost their mental health. This study examines the relationship among the work–treatment balance, job stress, and work engagement. This study was conducted in December 2020 in Japan, with 27,036 participants. We divided the participants into three groups by the receipt state of support for work–treatment balance: control group (do not need support), unsupported group, and supported group. The scores on the parameters of the job content questionnaire and the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES-3) were compared among groups using a multilevel regression with age-sex or multivariate-adjusted models. In the two models, the job control score of the unsupported group was significantly lower than that of the control group. The two social support scores of the supported group were significantly higher than those of the control group. The scores on the UWES-3 of the unsupported group were significantly lower than those of the control group. The support of work–treatment balance for workers could have a positive impact on their mental health.

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