A study by Aya Takeda, professor of physical education at the University of Tsukuba, has found that depressive symptoms and unspecified complaints such as loss of appetite and inability to sleep are strongly related to the decline in work performance of Japanese corporate employees.In particular, the relationship between health problems and work performance was stronger for men than for women.
According to the University of Tsukuba, Professor Takeda analyzed the results of health checkups, stress checks, medical fee statement data, and labor performance surveys of approximately 2016 employees conducted by Japanese companies in 1, and found 2,600 results. We investigated the relationship between health problems and work performance.
As a result, depressive symptoms, loss of appetite, palpitations and shortness of breath, difficulty sleeping, dizziness, constipation and diarrhea, joint pain, gastrointestinal complaints, and headaches led to a decline in work performance for both men and women.In particular, depressive symptoms had the strongest influence, followed by indeterminate complaints such as loss of appetite and inability to sleep.
In particular, men were found to be more affected by health problems than women, with 14 other health problems associated with poorer work performance.
Professor Takeda suggests that it would be effective for companies to use stress checks as a measure to support their employees and work to improve mental health, sleep, and undiagnosed complaints.
Paper information:【Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine】Health problems related to presenteeism among Japanese employees
