Perspectives of public health in Bio-Psycho-Social medicine

Bio-psycho-social medicine is a comprehensive form of medicine bridging clinical medicine and public health

Authors: Mutsuhiro Nakao

Health literacy and health communication

Health communication consists of interpersonal or mass communication activities focused on improving the health of individuals and populations. Skills in understanding and applying information about health iss...

Authors: Hirono Ishikawa and Takahiro Kiuchi

Why Japanese workers show low work engagement: An item response theory analysis of the Utrecht Work Engagement scale

With the globalization of occupational health psychology, more and more researchers are interested in applying employee well-being like work engagement (i.e., a positive, fulfilling, work-related state of mind...

Authors: Akihito Shimazu, Wilmar B Schaufeli, Daisuke Miyanaka and Noboru Iwata

Effort-reward imbalance and its association with health among permanent and fixed-term workers

In the past decade, the changing labor market seems to have rejected the traditional standards employment and has begun to support a variety of non-standard forms of work in their place. The purpose of our stu...

Authors: Mariko Inoue, Shinobu Tsurugano, Mariko Nishikitani and Eiji Yano

Matrix analysis and risk management to avert depression and suicide among workers

Suicide is among the most tragic outcomes of all mental disorders, and the prevalence of suicide has risen dramatically during the last decade, particularly among workers. This paper reviews and proposes strat...

Authors: Takeaki Takeuchi

Lessons learned in the development of process quality indicators for cancer care in Japan

In Japan, attention has increasingly focused on ensuring the quality of care, particularly in the area of cancer care. The 2006 Basic Cancer Control Act reinforced efforts to ensure the quality of cancer care ...

Authors: Takahiro Higashi