Effects of participatory workplace improvement program on stress-related biomarkers and self-reported stress among university hospital nurses: a preliminary study

• Published in: Industrial Health Vol. 59; no. 2; pp. 128 - 141
• Main Authors: TONDOKORO, Tsukumi, NAKATA, Akinori, OTSUKA, Yasumasa, YANAGIHARA, Nobuyuki, ANAN, Ayumi, KODAMA, Hiromi, SATOH, Noriaki
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health 01.01.2021; National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Japan; National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Japan (JNIOSH)
• Subjects: Autonomic nervous activity; Biomarkers; Field Report; Focus group interview; Health aspects; Hospitals, University; Human resource management; Inflammation; Inflammatory markers; Interferon; Interleukin 12; Interleukin 15; Job stress; Management; Nurses; Occupational health; Occupational stress; Participatory management; Participatory workplace improvement program; Psychological aspects; Psychological stress; Stress; Voting; Wellness programs; γ-Interferon; Japan; Job stress; Participatory workplace improvement program; Voting; Focus group interview; Nurses; Inflammatory markers; Autonomic nervous activity

Although participatory workplace improvement programs are known to provide favorable effects on high stress occupations like nursing, no studies have confirmed its effect using biomarkers. The aim of this study was to determine whether a participatory workplace improvement program would decrease str...