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Work Environment and Mental Health Status Assessed by the General Health Questionnaire in Female Japanese Doctors.

Authors :
Hayasaka, Yuko
Nakamura, Kazutoshi
Yamamoto, Masaharu
Sasaki, Shigeru
Source :
Industrial Health; 2007, Vol. 45 Issue 4, p781-786, 6p, 4 Charts, 1 Graph
Publication Year :
2007

Abstract

The article presents a study that investigates the factors in the work environment influencing mental health status among female doctors in Japan. It shows that 46.1% of the doctors met the criteria for having psychological distress. It also indicates that age, marital status, medical facility, position, working time, and working at night were associated with the GHQ-30 score.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00198366
Volume :
45
Issue :
4
Database :
Supplemental Index
Journal :
Industrial Health
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
32532138
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.2486/indhealth.45.781