Objective: This paper is primarily aimed at clearly describing how occupational health nurses conduct measurement of ongoing health interviews following employee stress checks, and studying assessment items and nursing support used and applied these interviews.

Method: We conducted a group interview of 15 occupational health nurses from several companies. We sought to identify the basic ideas and phrases that commonly emerged concerning ongoing health interviews, and to focus on certain codes. We also tried to build categories focusing on similar semantic content that surfaced in terms of the process of assessments for these interviews.

Results, Discussion: We focused on 17 assessment items. In measurement processes, most occupational health nurses evidently seek to collect relevant information and conduct assessments to appropriately judge responses based on daily health management activities. This is in pursuit of an effective balance between health and work: one of the inherent foci of occupational health. It was clear that the nurses try to find causes of the target person’s health issues based on results of information collected and assessments. Nurses also appear to offer self-care support to resolve health issues based on the severity of the individual’s health condition and in consideration of the value placed on the person’s work.

*Measurement processes are defined as all processes—from collecting relevant information to assessment—that occupational health nurses conduct in performance of ongoing health interviews. This involves selection of high-risk individuals for administration of secondary preventive care and self-care support based on the severity of the individual’s health condition.

【Purpose】This research is to identify the viewpoints needed for occupational health nurses to assess workers with depressive states. 【Methods】Semi-structured interviews were conducted with thirteen full time occupational health nurses at different employers in the Kanto region. Word-for-word transcripts were created and the contextual similarities compared and categorized. 【Results】The assessments were organized into the following six categories: interpret perspectives towards issues, speculate on immediate work environment, speculate using objective information such as work attendance, interpret influences on daily and professional lives, speculate on family relationships, and speculate on the need for reporting health information. 【Discussion】Occupational health nurses demonstrated the viewpoints of making assessments regarding the immediate work environment and to consider the individual position while estimating what is necessary for workers with depressive states.

【Objective】To clarify concrete activities of occupational health staff on alcohol related strategy in advanced companies. 【Methods】We conducted an semi-structured interview for 4 occupational health nurses and one occupational physician belonging to companies that have alcohol related strategy and advanced activities in Japan . Data was analyzed qualitatively and descriptively. 【Results】Forty-four codes, 14 sub categories were produced and were grouped into 4 categories as follows, “They have supported for problem drinking workers politely and continuously,” “They implemented company-wide activities including population-approach and high-risk approach strategy.” “They have developed the organizational foundation to prevent from alcohol related problems in the company.” “Occupational health nurses with rich experience have established their attitude and the policy to a problem drinkers.”【Discussion】In the company with advanced alcohol related activities , it was found before legislation that corporation with many sections and staff was built for the problem drinker, and developed the comprehensive system which included population approach for all employees in with done thing after legislation. Also, the occupational staff have established their attitude and the policy to a problem drinker. These findings will be useful for the company working on alcohol measures in future,