scholarly journals Association Between Work Attendance When Experiencing Fever or Cold Symptoms and Company Characteristics and Socioeconomic Status in the COVID-19 Pandemic in Japanese Workers

2021 ◽  
Vol Publish Ahead of Print ◽  
Author(s):  
Kazuyoshi Mizuki ◽  
Makoto Okawara ◽  
Ayako Hino ◽  
Hajime Ando ◽  
Tomohisa Nagata ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Japanese Workers

scholarly journals A cross‐sectional study of socioeconomic status and treatment interruption among Japanese workers during the COVID‐19 pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenji Fujimoto ◽  
Tomohiro Ishimaru ◽  
Seiichiro Tateishi ◽  
Tomohisa Nagata ◽  
Mayumi Tsuji ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Treatment Interruption ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Japanese Workers

scholarly journals A cross-sectional study of socioeconomic status and sickness presenteeism in Japanese workers during the COVID-19 pandemic

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masashi Masuda ◽  
Tomohiro Ishimaru ◽  
Ayako Hino ◽  
Hajime Ando ◽  
Seiichiro Tateishi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Financial Instability ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Lifestyle Habits ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Sickness Presenteeism ◽  
Japanese Workers ◽  
The Relationship

Background: We examined the relationship between socioeconomic and health status, and lifestyle habits and sickness presenteeism among Japanese workers during the COVID-19 epidemic. Methods: A cross-sectional study using Internet monitors was conducted in December, 2020 in Japan. Of 33,302 survey participants, we analysed 27,036 (13,814 males and 13,222 females) who reported experience with sickness presenteeism. Results: The OR of sickness presenteeism associated with unmarried versus married status was 1.15. Respective figures for other variables were 1.11 for manual laboring work compared to desk work; 1.79 and 2.29 for loss of employment at the time the pandemic began and continuation of unemployment compared to maintaining employment during the pandemic; and 3.34 for a feeling of financial instability compared to stability. Conclusion: The issue of sickness presenteeism has been highlighted by COVID-19.

scholarly journals Socioeconomic Status Is Significantly Associated with the Dietary Intakes of Folate and Depression Scales in Japanese Workers (J-HOPE Study)

Nutrients ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 565-578 ◽  
Author(s):  
Koichi Miyaki ◽  
Yixuan Song ◽  
Setsuko Taneichi ◽  
Akizumi Tsutsumi ◽  
Hideki Hashimoto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Dietary Intakes ◽  
Japanese Workers ◽  
Depression Scales

scholarly journals Socioeconomic Status is Significantly Associated with Dietary Salt Intakes and Blood Pressure in Japanese Workers (J-HOPE Study)

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 980-993 ◽  
Author(s):  
Koichi Miyaki ◽  
Yixuan Song ◽  
Setsuko Taneichi ◽  
Akizumi Tsutsumi ◽  
Hideki Hashimoto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Dietary Salt ◽  
Japanese Workers

Distribution of autistic traits and their association with sociodemographic characteristics in Japanese workers

Autism ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (8) ◽  
pp. 907-914 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomoko Suzuki ◽  
Koichi Miyaki ◽  
Hisashi Eguchi ◽  
Akizumi Tsutsumi
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Low Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Autistic Traits ◽  
Japanese Version ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Autism Spectrum Quotient ◽  
Sample Population ◽  
Sociodemographic Characteristics ◽  
Japanese Workers ◽  
General Physical

This study aimed to confirm whether autistic traits are normally distributed across a population and to describe their association with the sociodemographic characteristics of Japanese workers. The participants were 2075 workers aged 23–65 years from various parts of Japan. Autistic traits were measured using an abridged Japanese version of the Autism-Spectrum Quotient (AQ-Short). The AQ-Short comprises five subcomponents assessing a fascination for numbers and patterns (numbers/patterns), difficulties with imagination, a preference for routine, difficulties with social skills, and difficulties with switching attention. The five subcomponents of the autistic phenotype as well as the overall autistic phenotype itself were continuously distributed across the sample population of Japanese workers. Men had significantly higher AQ-Short scores than women. AQ-Short scores were not associated with age. Except for the numbers/patterns scores, workers of a lower socioeconomic status had significantly higher AQ-Short scores than their respective counterparts. For the numbers/patterns trait, workers of a higher socioeconomic status scored higher. Workers with low general physical activity had or tended to have higher scores for total and all subcomponent traits, except for the numbers/patterns trait. Generally, the autistic phenotype was more prevalent in workers of a low socioeconomic status, while a particular trait was prevalent among workers of a high socioeconomic status.

scholarly journals Association between work attendance when experiencing fever or cold symptoms and company characteristics and socioeconomic status in the COVID-19 pandemic in Japanese workers: a cross-sectional study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kazuyoshi Mizuki ◽  
Makoto Okawara ◽  
Ayako Hino ◽  
Hajime Ando ◽  
Tomohisa Nagata ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Logistic Model ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Socioeconomic Background ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Odds Ratios ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Japanese Workers ◽  
Multilevel Logistic Model

Abstract Objective: This study investigated the association between attending work while experiencing fever or cold symptoms and workers' socioeconomic background and company characteristics during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: A cross-sectional online survey was performed. Of a total of 33,302 participants, 3,676 workers who experienced fever or cold symptoms after April 2020 were included. The odds ratios (ORs) of attending work while sick associated with workers' socioeconomic background and company characteristics were evaluated using a multilevel logistic model. Results: The OR of attending work while sick associated with a lack of policy prohibiting workers from working when ill was 2.75 (95%CI: 2.28-3.20, P<0.001). Conclusion: This study suggests that clear company policies on work and illness can be effective for preventing employees from attending work while sick.

scholarly journals A cross-sectional study of socioeconomic status and treatment interruption among Japanese workers during the COVID-19 pandemic

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenji Fujimoto ◽  
Tomohiro Ishimaru ◽  
Seiichiro Tateishi ◽  
Tomohisa Nagata ◽  
Mayumi Tsuji ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Productivity Loss ◽  
Treatment Interruption ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Third Wave ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Regular Treatment ◽  
Treatment Interruptions ◽  
Japanese Workers

AbstractBackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic has caused interruptions to chronic disease and non-emergency treatment. The purpose of this study is to examine which socioeconomic status groups are most at risk of treatment interruption.MethodsThis cross-sectional internet monitor study was conducted on December 22–26, 2020, when Japan experienced its third wave of COVID-19 infection. Out of a total of 33,302 participants in the survey, 9510 (5392 males and 4118 females) who responded that they required regular treatment or hospital visits were included in the analysis. A multilevel logistic model nested in the prefecture of residence was used to estimate the odds ratio (OR) for treatment disruption. We examined separate multivariate models for socioeconomic factors, health factors, and lifestyle factors.ResultsDuring a period of rapid COVID-19 infection, about 11% of Japanese workers who required regular treatment experienced interruptions to their treatment. The OR of treatment interruption associated with not being married compared to being married was 1.44; manual labor work compared to desk work was 1.30; loss of employment when the COVID-19 pandemic started and continued unemployment compared to being employed over the entire pandemic period was 1.62 and 2.57, respectively; and feeling financially unstable was 2.92.ConclusionTreatment interruption is a new health inequality brought about by COVID-19 with possible medium- and long-term effects, including excess mortality, morbidity, and productivity loss due to increased presenteeism. Efforts are needed to reduce treatment interruptions among workers who require regular treatment.

Does Low (vs. High) Subjective Socioeconomic Status Increase Both Prosociality and Aggression?

2018 ◽  
Vol 49 (2) ◽  
pp. 76-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tobias Greitemeyer ◽  
Christina Sagioglou
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Subjective Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Subjective Ses

Abstract. Previous research has shown that people of low subjective socioeconomic status (SES) are more likely to experience compassion and provide help to others than people of high SES. However, low subjective SES also appears to be related to more hostile and aggressive responding. Given that prosociality is typically an antagonist of aggression, we examined whether low subjective SES individuals could be indeed more prosocial and antisocial. Five studies – two correlational, three experimental – found that low subjective SES was related to increased aggression. In contrast, subjective SES was not negatively related to trait and state measures of prosociality.

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