Workplace Infection Control Measures and Perceived Organizational Support During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Japan: A Prospective Cohort Study

Takahiro Mori; Tomohisa Nagata; Hajime Ando; Ayako Hino; Seiichiro Tateishi; Mayumi Tsuji; Ryutaro Matsugaki; Yoshihisa Fujino; Koji Mori; and for the CORoNaWork project

doi:10.1097/JOM.0000000000002695

Workplace Infection Control Measures and Perceived Organizational Support During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Japan: A Prospective Cohort Study

J Occup Environ Med. 2022 Nov 1;64(11):e769-e773. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002695. Epub 2022 Sep 6.

Authors

Takahiro Mori¹, Tomohisa Nagata, Hajime Ando, Ayako Hino, Seiichiro Tateishi, Mayumi Tsuji, Ryutaro Matsugaki, Yoshihisa Fujino, Koji Mori; and for the CORoNaWork project

Collaborators

and for the CORoNaWork project:
Akira Ogami, Ayako Hino, Hajime Ando, Hisashi Eguchi, Keiji Muramatsu, Koji Mori, Kosuke Mafune, Makoto Okawara, Mami Kuwamura, Mayumi Tsuji, Ryutaro Matsugaki, Seiichiro Tateishi, Shinya Matsuda, Tomohiro Ishimaru, Tomohisa Nagata, Yoshihisa Fujino, Yu Igarashi

Affiliation

¹ From the Department of Occupational Health Practice and Management, Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, Kitakyushu, Japan (Dr Mori, Dr Nagata, Dr Mori); Department of Work Systems and Health, Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, Kitakyushu, Japan (Dr Ando); Department of Mental Health, Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, Kitakyushu, Japan (Dr Hino); Disaster Occupational Health Center, Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, Kitakyushu, Japan (Dr Tateishi); Department of Environmental Health, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, Kitakyushu, Japan (Dr Tsuji); Department of Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, Kitakyushu, Japan (Dr Matsugaki); and Department of Environmental Epidemiology, Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, Kitakyushu, Japan (Dr Fujino).

Abstract

Objective: We investigated whether workplace infection control measures during the COVID-19 pandemic could increase perceived organizational support (POS).

Methods: This prospective cohort study was conducted in Japan from December 2020 to December 2021 using a questionnaire survey. There were 18,560 respondents at follow-up; we investigated 4971 who rated low POS at baseline. The participants were asked a single question about POS and nine about workplace infection control measures. We determined the odds ratios (ORs) of high POS at follow-up using multilevel logistic regression analysis.

Results: The groups of 5 to 6 (OR = 1.29, 95% confidence interval = 1.05-1.57, P = 0.014) and 7 to 9 workplace infection control measures (OR = 1.54, 95% confidence interval, 1.28-1.85, P < 0.001) had significantly higher ORs than the group with 0 to 2 measures.

Conclusions: Health support for employees through workplace infection control measures can increase POS.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

COVID-19* / prevention & control
Humans
Infection Control
Japan / epidemiology
Pandemics / prevention & control
Prospective Studies
Surveys and Questionnaires
Workplace*