Treatment status of psychiatric disorders and falls in the workplace among Japanese workers: a nationwide cross-sectional study

OBJECTIVES

In Japan, the most common injury requiring sick leave is a fall in the workplace; therefore, it is very important to prevent falls. Most measures to prevent falls involve aspects of the workplace environment and safety. However, few measures consider the perspective of individual health. We investigated the relationship between psychiatric disorders and falls in the workplace and whether treatment status for a psychiatric disorder is associated with workplace falls.

METHODS

We conducted a cross-sectional study among workers aged 20 years or older in Japan from February 28 to March 3, 2022. In total, the data of 27 693 participants were analyzed. We used a questionnaire to query participants' status of treatment for any psychiatric disorder and whether they had experienced a fall in the workplace. The association between treatment for a psychiatric disorder and workplace falls was examined using logistic regression analysis.

RESULTS

Compared with participants receiving appropriate treatment for a psychiatric disorder, the odds ratio (OR) of a workplace fall was significantly lower among participants who did not require treatment for a psychiatric disorder, at 0.56 (95% CI: 0.47-0.66; P < .001); the OR of a workplace fall was significantly higher among participants whose treatment for a psychiatric disorder was interrupted, at 1.47 (95% CI: 1.21-1.78; P < .001), after adjusting for age, sex, household income, number of workplace employees, sleeping hours, exercise habits, and psychological distress.

CONCLUSIONS

Our findings suggest that receiving appropriate treatment for psychiatric disorders may contribute to preventing falls in the workplace.

[Study of fear of dental treatments in pediatrics in Sénegal]

Fear and anxiety of dental treatment have been recognized as a major source of a problems in pediatric dentistry. They can prevent dental procedure and lead to avoidance an dental phobia. A variaty of studies, using psychometric methods have been carried out worldwide to evaluate these behavious. In Senegal, no study of this nature has been done yet. The aim of this study was to evaluate fear and anxiety related to dental care in senegaleese pediatric children living in Dakar. We have used the children's Fear survey Schedule Dental Sb scale (CFSS-DS) in 415 senegalese children of both sex with a age anking from 7 to 15 years. The results showed a mean score of 33.222 +/- 11.162. Girls revealed a significant higher score (35.122 +/- 11.692) than boys (29.168 +/- 9.704) (p < 0.05). These mean score increase with age in both boys than girl. In addition, more than 43.5% of the children have never consulted a dentist previously and 28% among them showed fear of the dentist. 17% of the children who have dental experiences showed fear of the dentist. This study has showed that senegalease children revealed fear of the dental care even those who have never been to a dentist. It also point out the problem of the origine of dental fear in children.