2022 Volume 9 Issue 2 Pages 62-69
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to clarify the perceptions of company representatives and nurses regarding the “need for involvement” and “ability” of occupational health nurses in companies. Methods: A web-based survey was distributed to company representatives and occupational health nurses (primarily registrants from the recruitment agency—Company A). For each of the 15 types of work of occupational health nurses, the results were presented from four perspectives: (1) the perceptions of company representatives regarding the necessity of involvement, (2) the perceptions of occupational health nurses regarding the necessity of involvement, (3) the perceptions of company representatives regarding ability, and (4) the perceptions of occupational health nurses regarding ability. Results: A total of 104 company representatives and 80 occupational health nurses were analyzed. As a part of the results, comparison between the perceptions of company representatives and occupational health nurses regarding the necessity of involvement in correspondence with the injured and sick showed relatively higher levels of perception among company representatives than among occupational health nurses. Conclusion: Five hypotheses were derived from the results of this study regarding perception differences between the two groups. Future studies are needed to verify whether these hypotheses are supported by results obtained from company representatives and occupational health nurses throughout Japan.
