Hara Koji, Nagata Tomohisa, Matoba Masaaki, Miyazaki Tomoyuki
School of Economics and Business Administration, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Japan.
Department of Occupational Health Practice and Management, Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, Kitakyushu, Japan.
J Occup Environ Med. 2025 May 28;67(9):699-704. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000003431.
Mental health issues among employees cause significant productivity losses through presenteeism and absenteeism. This study aimed to quantify productivity losses caused by employees with mental health issues in Japan.
Participants were recruited to match the Japanese population distribution by gender, age, and region. Mental health status and productivity loss were assessed using self-administered questionnaires. The results were extrapolated to estimate nationwide impact calculated using probabilistic sensitivity analysis.
We analyzed 27,507 individuals. Productivity loss due to mental health-related presenteeism was estimated at $46.73 billion, and absenteeism at $1.85 billion, equivalent to 1.1% of Japan's GDP and over seven times the medical costs for mental disorders. Women in their 20s reported more mental health issues than men.
These results highlight the urgent need for businesses and governments to enhance workplace mental health measures.
员工的心理健康问题通过出勤主义和旷工导致了巨大的生产力损失。本研究旨在量化日本患有心理健康问题的员工所造成的生产力损失。
招募参与者以使其在性别、年龄和地区方面与日本人口分布相匹配。使用自我管理问卷评估心理健康状况和生产力损失。通过概率敏感性分析外推结果以估计全国范围的影响。
我们分析了27507人。因心理健康相关出勤主义导致的生产力损失估计为467.3亿美元,旷工导致的损失为18.5亿美元,相当于日本国内生产总值的1.1%,是精神障碍医疗费用的七倍多。20多岁的女性报告的心理健康问题比男性更多。
这些结果凸显了企业和政府加强职场心理健康措施的迫切需求。