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

Mori, Takahiro; Nagata, Tomohisa; Ando, Hajime; Hino, Ayako; Tateishi, Seiichiro; Tsuji, Mayumi; Matsugaki, Ryutaro; Fujino, Yoshihisa et al. · J Occup Environ Med · 2022

prospective_cohort · Level II

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Abstract

We investigated whether workplace infection control measures during the COVID-19 pandemic could increase perceived organizational support (POS). 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. 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. Health support for employees through workplace infection control measures can increase POS.

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