A Discretionary Work Scheme May Induce a Change in the Association of Working Hours and Vacations with Health Problems in Middle-Aged Male White-Collar Workers

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• A Discretionary Work Scheme May Induce a Change in the Association of Working Hours and Vacations with Health Problems in Middle-Aged Male White-Collar Workers : Kimio TARUMI, et al. Occupational Health Training Center, University of Occupational and Environmental Health -White-collar workers who worked at an office where a discretionary work scheme had been introduced for those in managerial positions were surveyed in August 1999 in a prospective framework in order to explore the effects of a discretionary work scheme on the association of working hours and vacations with workers' health. Two hundred and eight eligible male workers aged 35 to 60 were examined, and the following were major findings : Whether workers were engaged in discretionary work or not was directly related to neither working hours and vacation measures nor workers' health. When workers were divided into two groups, those engaged in discretionary work (n=147,mean age : 46.1 ± 5.9) and those who were not (n=61,mean age : 45.4 ± 7.2), the percentages of those with health problems significantly decreased only for the latter along with an increase in paid holidays and chances of successive days of vacation during the past year (p<0.01 and p<0.05,respectively). And for those engaged in non-discretionary work, the percentages of workers judged to be distressed significantly decreased with increasing chances of successive days of vacation (p<0.01). That is, a discretionary work scheme did not have any unfavorable effect on working hours, vacations or the health of the subjective workers, and it only modified the association of vacations with workers' health in the direction in which that association was weakened. On the other hand, working hours showed no association with workers' health, irrespective of the work scheme. Although a discretionary work scheme included occupational positions, the practical difference could result in that of the range or level of discretion in performing work and workers' awareness of working hours. For those engaged in discretionary work, the amount of workload seemed to be hardly proportionate to the number of hours worked, and that could explain the obscure associations between working hours, vacations and health. The findings obtained here have to be explored through further studies in other workplaces.

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• MORIMOTO Kanehisa

  Department of Social and Environmental Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine

• Morimoto K

  Department Of Hygiene And Preventive Medicine Osaka University Graduate School Of Medicine

• Morimoto K

  Department Of Social And Envipartment Of Social And Environmental Medicine Osaka University Graduate

• Morimoto Kanehisa

  大阪大学 医系研究社会環境医学

• Hagihara A

  Department Of Health Services Management And Policy Kyushu University Graduate School Of Medicine

• TARUMI Kimio

  Section of Postgraduates Guidance, University of Occupational and Environmental Health

• HAGIHARA Akihito

  Department of Health Services Management and Policy, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medicine

• TARUMI Kimio

  Occupational Health Training Center, University of Occupational and Environmental Health

• Tarumi K

  Section Of Postgraduates Guidance University Of Occupational And Environmental Health

• Tarumi Kimio

  Occupational Health Training Center University Of Occupational And Environmental Health

• Morimoto Kanehisa

  Department Of Hygiene And Preventive Medicine Osaka University School Of Medicine

• Hagihara Akihito

  Department Of Health Services Management And Policy Graduate School Of Medicine Kyushu University

• Hagihara Akihito

  Department Of Health Care Administration And Management Kyushu University Graduate School Of Medicine

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