管理監督者の精神健康度と個別教育でのメンタルヘルス相談との関連

Association between Mental Health and the Need for Consultations in an Individual Education Setting among Managers

抄録

　管理監督者の精神健康度と個別教育でのメンタルヘルス相談の希望(相談希望)との関連を調べる目的で，本調査は2001年7月から2005年1月までに福岡県の事業場で，嘱託精神科医が課長職，課長補佐職89人に個別教育を行った際の自記式質問紙を用いて実施された。男性82人を解析対象としたLogistic回帰分析で，年齢，メンタルヘルス教育の受講経験，メンタルヘルス不調者への過去の対応人数を補正し，相談希望と日本版GHQ精神健康調査票12項目版による精神健康度の関連を評価した。相談希望は19人(23.2％)で精神健康度の低さに関連していた(p＝0.048)。この結果から，個別教育が精神健康度の低い管理監督者のメンタルヘルス相談の好機となる可能性が示唆された。

　This study aimed to determine whether a poor mental health status among managers is associated with their need to have a consultation in an individual education setting. Between July 1,2001, and January 31,2005, a self-reported questionnaire survey, which was part of an individual mental health education, was conducted among 89 managers employed at a single workplace in Fukuoka.

　Eighty-two men were included in the analysis. Logistic regression analysis was used to evaluate whether the type of job, the score on the 12-item General Health Questionnaire, satisfaction with work life, and satisfaction with family life were associated with the managers’ need to have a consultation regarding their own mental health. The analysis was adjusted for the following potential confounding factors：age, prior attendance at lectures on mental health, and experience in dealing with the mental problems.

　Of the 82 subjects, 19 managers (23.2%) desired to have a consultation. A poor mental health status was found to be associated with this desire (p＝0.048). The results of this analysis suggest that an individual education program may offer consultation oppotunities for managers with poor mental health.