JP7833136B2 - Health management methods, health management programs, and health management devices - Google Patents

Description

Application of Article 30, Paragraph 2 of the Patent Law. Publication Date: March 10, 2021. Publication Address: https://www.toppan.co.jp/news/2021/03/newsrelease210310_2.html

This disclosure relates to health management methods, health management programs, and health management devices.

Traditionally, to prevent mental health problems among workers, laws and regulations concerning stress check systems have been enacted, and implementation manuals for these systems have been introduced and are widely used by employers (Non-Patent Literature 1). Employers conduct prescribed stress assessments of their employees at least once a year, notify the employees of the results to encourage awareness of their own stress levels, reduce the risk of individual mental health problems, and analyze the assessment results collectively to improve the workplace environment.

Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Labour Standards Bureau, Safety and Health Department, Occupational Health Division, Industrial Health Support Office, "Implementation Manual for the Stress Check System Based on the Industrial Safety and Health Act," [online], May 2015, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, [Accessed July 19, 2021], Internet <URL: https://www.mhlw.go.jp/content/000533925.pdf>

However, in the examination of workers' mental health status using the simplified occupational stress questionnaire (57 items) described in the aforementioned implementation manual, a considerable number of workers subsequently developed mental health problems despite not being judged as having high stress levels.
This disclosure focuses on these points and aims to provide a health management method, health management program, and health management device that can more accurately identify mental health problems among workers.

To address the problem, a health management method according to one aspect of this disclosure determines the user's health status based on information regarding the user's stress level, lifestyle habits, and environmental changes.
Furthermore, a health management program according to one aspect of this disclosure causes a computer to execute the health management method described above.
Furthermore, a health management device according to one aspect of this disclosure includes a storage unit that stores the health management program described above, and a control unit that executes the health management program and determines the user's health status based on information regarding the user's stress level, lifestyle habits, and environmental changes.

According to the nature of this disclosure, it will be possible to provide a health management method, health management program, and health management device that can more accurately identify mental health problems among workers.

This flowchart shows an example of a health management method according to an embodiment of this disclosure. This is a schematic diagram showing an example of lifestyle-related questions used in the health management method according to the embodiment of this disclosure. This is a schematic diagram showing an example of a health status determination result in a health management method according to an embodiment of this disclosure. This figure shows the status of employees taking leave due to new illnesses, as determined by the health management method according to the embodiment of this disclosure, in the case where there are "no" environmental changes (Figure 4(A)) and in the case where there are "environmental changes" (Figure 4(B)). This figure shows the occurrence of employees taking time off work due to recurrence, as determined by the health management method according to the embodiment of this disclosure, in the case where there is "no" environmental change (Figure 5(A)) and in the case where there is "an" environmental change (Figure 5(B)). This figure shows an example of the hardware configuration of a health management device that implements a health management method according to an embodiment of this disclosure. This is a schematic diagram showing an example of a response screen format displayed on the display unit when performing a stress check on a computer in a health management device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. This is a schematic diagram showing an example of the display format of the display screen for the feedback of the condition determination result stored in the storage unit of the health management device according to the embodiment of this disclosure. This is a schematic diagram showing an example of lifestyle improvement advice based on the evaluation results of the condition status stored in the memory unit of a health management device according to an embodiment of this disclosure. This is a schematic diagram showing an example of a feedback display screen displayed on the display unit of a health management device according to an embodiment of this disclosure. This is a block diagram showing an example of a functional block of the health management unit implemented in a health management device according to an embodiment of this disclosure.

The present disclosure will be described below through embodiments, but these embodiments are not intended to limit the invention as defined in the claims. Furthermore, not all combinations of features described in the embodiments are necessarily essential to the solution of the invention. Also, the drawings are schematic representations of the invention as defined in the claims, and the configuration and function of each part may differ from those of actual parts.

1. First Embodiment The health management method according to the first embodiment of this disclosure will be described below.

(1.1) Health Management Method The health management method according to this embodiment determines the health status of a worker by comprehensively evaluating at least three things: information on the stress state of the worker who is a user of the health management method, information on lifestyle habits, and information on changes in the worker's environment.
Conventional health management methods resulted in a significant number of workers developing psychological health problems despite not being classified as being in a high-stress state. Therefore, the inventors of this disclosure further investigated the health status of workers who developed psychological health problems and found that these workers had poor performance in at least one of the following areas: stress level, physical condition, and perception of environmental changes.

Therefore, in the health management method according to this embodiment, as shown in Figure 1, at least the three evaluation results described above are performed: evaluation of the worker's stress state (step S11), evaluation of the worker's condition state based on lifestyle habits (step S12), and evaluation of the worker's perception of environmental changes (step S13). Furthermore, in the health management method according to this embodiment, the worker's health state is evaluated based on the evaluation results of the worker's stress state, condition state based on lifestyle habits, and the worker's perception of environmental changes (step S14). Note that steps S11 to S13 may be performed in any order, and the evaluations may be performed simultaneously.
The following describes the methods for evaluating stress levels, physical condition, and perceived environmental changes.

<Method for determining stress levels>
In step S11, the worker's stress level is evaluated. In step S11, the worker's stress level is determined based on a stress evaluation value that quantifies the worker's stress or a stress level classified based on the stress evaluation value, which is information about the worker's stress level.

A "stress assessment value" is a quantitative assessment of stress levels based on workers' responses to questions about their stress levels. The questions used to determine the "stress assessment value" are not particularly limited, as long as they allow for the assessment of the degree of stress. For example, it is preferable to use questions from the "Simplified Occupational Stress Questionnaire" (57 items or a simplified version with 23 items) or the "New Simplified Occupational Stress Questionnaire" (80 items) proposed by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare for assessing stress levels, but it is more preferable to use the "Simplified Occupational Stress Questionnaire" (57 items) or the "New Simplified Occupational Stress Questionnaire" (80 items).

The "New Simplified Occupational Stress Questionnaire" (80 items) includes questions on stressors, physical and mental stress responses, and support from others, as well as questions designed to provide a more detailed understanding of workplace stress levels. Therefore, using the "New Simplified Occupational Stress Questionnaire" (80 items) enables more detailed group analysis, allowing for a more precise understanding of the workplace environment and improving the accuracy of stress level assessments.

In this embodiment, for example, the sum of the scores (an example of a partial evaluation value) corresponding to the answers to each question in the "New Simplified Occupational Stress Questionnaire" (80 items) is calculated. Furthermore, in this embodiment, for example, the sum of the scores corresponding to the answers to the questions concerning stressors (Area A), questions concerning physical and mental stress responses (Area B), and questions concerning support from others (Area C) in the "New Simplified Occupational Stress Questionnaire" (80 items) is calculated (the total score for each of Areas A, B, and C), and these are used as stress evaluation values. In this embodiment, each of the stress evaluation values calculated in this way is compared with a predetermined standard value to classify the respondent's stress state as, for example, "high stress" or "not high stress."

Furthermore, in this embodiment, a coefficient may be predetermined for each answer to a question related to stress levels. A stress assessment value may be calculated from the sum of weighted scores obtained by multiplying the score corresponding to each answer by the coefficient, and the stress level may be determined. For example, higher values may be set for questions that have a greater impact on mental health, but this is not limited to this; the coefficients should be set to enable more sensitive evaluation corresponding to the indicators that are emphasized.

<Method for determining the condition of the item>
In step S12, the worker's condition is evaluated. In step S12, the worker's condition is determined based on a condition evaluation value that quantifies the user's lifestyle, or a condition level classified based on a lifestyle evaluation value, and is related to the user's lifestyle.

The "condition evaluation value" is a quantitative determination of a worker's condition based on their responses to questions about their lifestyle habits. The questions used to determine the "condition evaluation value" are not particularly limited as long as they allow for the evaluation of the respondent's lifestyle habits. However, the inventors have found that, for example, questions about lifestyle habits (particularly those that tend to affect sleep) can be used to evaluate the respondent's condition.
Questions about lifestyle habits include, for example, questions about sleep, exercise, and diet. Furthermore, these questions also include questions about the work environment, psychological state, and physical state.

Among the questions about lifestyle habits, questions about sleep habits include, for example, average sleep duration, darkness of the room when sleeping, consumption of alcohol or caffeinated beverages before bedtime, bathing immediately before bedtime, and watching television or using LCD devices while sleeping.
Among the questions about lifestyle habits, questions about eating habits include, for example, the nutritional balance of meals, the regularity of meal times, breakfast consumption, dinner consumption time (whether it is late at night), frequency of alcohol consumption, and the amount of alcohol consumed per occasion.
Among the questions about lifestyle habits, questions about exercise habits include, for example, whether you like to exercise, whether you exercise regularly, your average number of steps per day, and your average number of steps on weekends.

Among the questions about lifestyle habits, those related to the work environment include, for example, whether the work is physically demanding and commuting time.
Among the questions about lifestyle habits, those related to psychological aspects include, for example, whether you have difficulty moving on from something and tend to dwell on it for a long time, or whether you experience fatigue from interpersonal relationships.
Questions about lifestyle habits that relate to physical health include, for example, whether you have trouble falling asleep, whether you wake up during the night, whether you wake up earlier than planned in the morning and can't fall back asleep, whether you are getting enough deep sleep, and whether you feel sleepy during the day.

Furthermore, questions regarding lifestyle habits may include questions where the degree of condition is not uniquely determined by the answer (e.g., bedtime and wake-up time), and questions that can be answered in free-response format (e.g., changes in physical condition that one is concerned about or the physical environment of the workplace), which cannot be scored. By reviewing these non-scorable questions, doctors and workplace managers can revise their assessment of the employee's condition or improve the workplace environment.

As shown in Figure 2, each answer to a question about lifestyle habits is assigned a score (an example of a partial evaluation value). For example, answers that tend to worsen the condition are assigned higher scores (e.g., 4 points), while answers that tend to improve the condition are assigned lower scores (e.g., 1 point). In this embodiment, based on the worker's answers, the score corresponding to each answer to the questions about lifestyle habits is totaled to calculate a condition evaluation value, and the condition is determined by determining that a higher condition evaluation value indicates a worse condition.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, a coefficient may be predetermined for each answer to a question about lifestyle habits, and a condition evaluation value may be calculated from the sum of weighted scores obtained by multiplying the score corresponding to each answer by the coefficient, thereby determining the condition status. For example, a higher value may be set for questions that have a greater impact on health status, but this is not limited to this, and the coefficient should be set so that a more sensitive evaluation is possible corresponding to the indicator to be emphasized.
Furthermore, in this embodiment, the condition evaluation value calculated as described above may be compared with a predetermined standard value to classify the respondent's stress state into a condition level such as "good,""caution," or "danger," and the condition state may be determined based on the condition level.

<Method for determining environmental changes>
In step S13, the changes in the worker's environment are evaluated. In step S13, in this embodiment, information regarding environmental changes is determined based on whether or not the user perceives the changes in the environment.
"Perceived environmental change" refers to the determination of how workers perceive environmental change, based on their responses to questions about environmental change. The questions used to determine "perceived environmental change" are not particularly limited as long as they allow for the evaluation of the respondent's perception of environmental change. However, the inventors have found that, for example, questions about environmental change that include both whether or not there is an environmental change and whether or not there is a change in the worker's feelings in response to the environmental change can be used to evaluate the respondent's perception of environmental change.
Questions regarding environmental changes include, for example, questions about the facts of the environmental changes and questions about the respondents' subjective perceptions of those changes.

Among the questions regarding lifestyle habits, questions concerning the facts of environmental changes include, for example, whether or not there have been any environmental changes.
Among the questions regarding lifestyle habits, questions concerning the respondent's subjective response to environmental changes include, for example, whether or not the respondent experienced emotional changes, i.e., whether or not they felt sad or shocked.

In this embodiment, if the answer is "yes" to at least one of the questions regarding the fact of environmental change and the question regarding the respondent's subjective perception of the environmental change (i.e., if the answer is "environmental change: yes" or "emotional change: yes"), it is determined that "there is a sense of environmental change." If the answer is "no" to both the question regarding the fact of environmental change and the question regarding the respondent's subjective perception of the environmental change, it is determined that "there is no sense of environmental change."
Questions regarding lifestyle habits and questions regarding environmental changes may be administered separately, or they may be administered at the same time, as a series of questions.

(Method for assessing health status)
In step S14, the health status of the worker is evaluated. In step S14, in this embodiment, the health status of the respondent is determined based on the results of the stress status determination (information regarding the stress status), the condition status determination (information regarding lifestyle habits), and the perceived environmental change (information regarding environmental change) described above. For example, if the stress status determination is in two stages, "high stress" and "not high stress," the condition status determination is in three stages, "good,""caution," and "danger," and the perceived environmental change determination is in two stages, "yes" and "no," the respondent's health status is classified into 12 states.

As shown in Figure 3, if the stress level is assessed as "high stress," the condition level as "dangerous," and the perceived environmental change is assessed as "yes," the respondent's health is determined to be at high risk.
Furthermore, if the stress level assessment result is "not high stress," the condition assessment result is "good," and the perceived environmental change assessment result is "none," the respondent's health status will be judged as low risk.
Furthermore, in the case of other combinations of assessment results, for example, if the stress level assessment result is "high stress," the condition level assessment result is "dangerous," and the perceived environmental change assessment result is "present," then at least one of the stress level, condition level, and perceived environmental change is not good, and the respondent's health status may be judged as high risk or near-high risk. Alternatively, the risk levels may be set in more detail (e.g., four levels), and the cases where two of the stress level, condition level, and perceived environmental change are not good and the cases where one of them is not good may be evaluated as different risk levels.

Furthermore, indicators of stress levels, physical condition, and perceived environmental changes may be ranked in order of importance, and the 12 health states may be classified into 12 levels from high-risk to low-risk. For example, if perceived environmental changes are set as the most important information regarding the respondent's health, then the risk level may be judged as higher when both stress levels and perceived environmental changes are poor than when both stress levels and physical condition are poor.

The health assessment described above may be carried out using, for example, printed materials (questionnaires) containing questions, or it may be carried out by having a computer execute the health assessment method.

(Health management method)
In step S15, health management is carried out based on the results of the health status assessment of the worker. In step S15, information regarding the improvement of the worker's health status is presented to the worker based on the results of the health status assessment described above.
"Information regarding improving health status" includes, for example, suggestions for doctor consultations or information on consultation services for individuals assessed as high-stress, video materials or links to video materials for improving lifestyle habits, and advice on how to cope with environmental changes for individuals assessed as experiencing environmental changes. Information indicating links may include video URLs or text that directs users to view the content.

Video materials for improving lifestyle habits may include explanations of the health benefits of sleep, as well as explanations of dietary content, eating habits, bathing, and exercise to improve sleep quality.
Advice on how to cope with environmental changes includes the risks of environmental changes, how to deal with anxiety and impatience, SOC (Sense of Coherence) for surviving high-stress situations, recommendations for watching video materials to improve lifestyle habits, and information on counseling services.

Furthermore, the provision of information regarding the improvement of health conditions, as described above, only needs to be provided to workers judged to be at high risk, and may be provided to workers at all risk levels. In addition, different information may be provided depending on the risk level. For example, even if the overall assessment does not fall under "high risk," workers who receive an unfavorable evaluation in any of the three indicators may be provided with information corresponding to the evaluation results of each indicator. For example, a worker whose stress level was "not high stress" but whose condition based on lifestyle habits was judged to be "cautionary" or "dangerous," and who was judged to have experienced environmental changes as "environmental changes present," may be provided with video materials for improving lifestyle habits and advice on how to cope with environmental changes.
Furthermore, "presentation" includes the presentation of information to workers by individuals such as counselors or other personnel, as well as the automatic presentation of information to workers via the internet or other means.

When evaluated using the health management methods described above, as shown in Figures 4(A) and 4(B), no employees classified as "low-risk" (meaning all three indicators had low risk levels) experienced absences due to new onset of illness (first onset within the past five years) (Figure 4(A)). On the other hand, even among employees classified as "not high-stress" and "good" condition, those classified as having experienced "environmental changes" did experience absences due to new onset of illness (Figure 4(B)).

Furthermore, when evaluated using the health management methods described above, as shown in Figure 5, the proportion of workers who took leave due to relapse among those classified as "low risk" was lower than the proportion of workers who took leave due to relapse among those classified as having experienced environmental changes, even though their stress levels were "not high stress" and their physical condition was "good."
Therefore, the health management method according to this embodiment is preferable because it allows for accurate identification of workers who are prone to developing health problems by evaluating their health status based on three indicators: the user's stress level, their physical condition, and environmental changes.

(1.2) Effects of this embodiment The health management method according to this embodiment provides the following effects.
(1) In the health management method according to this embodiment, the user's health status is determined based on information regarding the user's stress level, lifestyle habits, and environmental changes.
This is desirable because it allows for the accurate identification of workers who are prone to developing health problems.

(2) In the health management method according to this embodiment, a stress evaluation value that quantifies the user's stress or a stress level classified based on the stress evaluation value is used as information about the stress state, and a condition evaluation value that quantifies the user's lifestyle or a condition level classified based on the lifestyle evaluation value is used as information about the lifestyle.
This makes it easier to intuitively understand the assessment of health status.

(3) In the health management method according to this embodiment, a stress evaluation value and a condition evaluation value are calculated based on the user's answers to questions regarding stress levels and lifestyle habits.
This allows for an accurate assessment of the respondents' stress levels and overall physical condition.

(4) In the health management method according to this embodiment, a condition evaluation value is calculated from the sum of partial evaluation values for each of the answers to a plurality of questions, or from the sum of weighted partial evaluation values calculated from the partial evaluation values and coefficients set in advance for each of the answers to the questions.
This makes health status assessments easier to understand intuitively, and when weighted, the accuracy of the evaluation results for the responses is further improved.

(5) In the health management method according to this embodiment, partial evaluation values for each answer are determined based on the user's answers to questions regarding sleep, exercise, and diet.
This will improve the accuracy of the condition assessment.

(6) In the health management method according to this embodiment, based on the user's answers to questions about sleep, exercise and diet, and the answers to questions about the work environment, psychological state and physical state, a partial evaluation value is determined for each answer, and the partial evaluation values are summed up to calculate a condition evaluation value.
This will further improve the accuracy of the condition assessment.

(7) In the health management method according to this embodiment, a stress evaluation value is calculated from the sum of partial evaluation values for the user's answers to questions related to stress levels.
This will further improve the accuracy of stress level assessment.

(8) In the health management method according to this embodiment, the user's health is determined to be at high risk if the information regarding the user's stress state is evaluated as indicating high stress, the information regarding lifestyle habits is evaluated as indicating a condition risk, and the information regarding environmental changes is evaluated as indicating that there are environmental changes.
This improves the accuracy of health assessments.

(9) In the health management method according to this embodiment, information regarding the improvement of the user's health condition is presented to the user based on the results of the assessment of the user's health condition.
This makes it possible to provide care tailored to each individual's health condition.

2. Second Embodiment Hereinafter, the health management device 1 and health management program according to the second embodiment of this disclosure will be described with reference to Figures 6 to 11. The health management device 1 according to the second embodiment stores a health management program that causes a computer to execute a health management method.

(2.1) Health Management Device Figure 6 shows the hardware configuration of the health management device 1. The health management device 1 is implemented, for example, by a computer and includes a storage unit 11 that stores a health management program, a control unit 12 that executes the health management program and performs control to determine the user's health status, and an information processing unit 13 that realizes each function of the health management unit 20 (details will be described later) under the control of the control unit 12. The health management device 1 also includes a display unit 14 that displays the results of the health status determination, an information acquisition unit 15 that acquires information on the user's stress level, lifestyle habits, and environmental changes, and an input unit 16 into which answers to questions are input.

<Storage section>
The memory unit 11 stores a health management program for executing the health management method described in the first embodiment. The health management program stored in the memory unit 11 causes the computer to execute a health management method that determines the user's health status based on information about the user's stress level, lifestyle habits, and environmental changes.

Furthermore, the memory unit 11 stores various other programs, various display formats to be displayed on the display unit 14, and information regarding improvements to the user's health status.
For example, as shown in Figure 7, the memory unit 11 stores the answer screen format 111 that is displayed on the display unit 14 when a stress check is performed on a computer. The answer screen format 111 displays, for example, questions about stress levels, questions about lifestyle habits, or questions about environmental changes, along with answer buttons for each question.
Figure 4 shows the answer screen format 111, where questions about lifestyle habits are displayed. Questions about stress levels and environmental changes are displayed in the same way.

Furthermore, for example, the memory unit 11 stores the display format for the feedback display screen of the condition judgment result shown in Figure 8. The display format 112 of the feedback display screen includes a display area 112A that visually represents the score indicating the condition status and displays a bar graph or similar indicator showing the condition level ("Good," "Caution," "Dangerous").

Furthermore, the display format 112 of the feedback display screen includes a display area 112B that can display the result of the condition status determination (for example, risk levels such as "good,""caution," and "danger") along with advice on improving lifestyle habits.
Furthermore, for example, the memory unit 11 stores advice for improving lifestyle habits according to the evaluation results of the condition status shown in Figures 9(A) to 9(C). Figure 9(A) shows the advice for improving lifestyle habits displayed in the display area 112B when, for example, the evaluation of the condition status is "good" (see Figure 8). Figure 9(B) shows the advice for improving lifestyle habits displayed in the display area 112B when, for example, the evaluation of the condition status is "caution needed" (see Figure 8). Figure 9(C) shows the advice for improving lifestyle habits displayed in the display area 112B when, for example, the evaluation of the condition status is "dangerous" (see Figure 8). In addition, the advice for improving lifestyle habits may be worded in a way that provides more detailed advice to each worker according to their answers to the questions. For example, different wording may be displayed for each worker whose condition status is evaluated as "dangerous," depending on the worker's answer.

For example, the control unit 12 synthesizes the health status evaluation results for each worker in the display area 112A. Also, the control unit 12 synthesizes the condition status evaluation results (wording indicating "good,""caution,""danger," etc.) and lifestyle improvement advice corresponding to the condition status evaluation results in the display area 112B, thereby generating a feedback display screen for each worker. For example, Figure 10 is a feedback display screen shown to a worker whose condition evaluation score is "58 points" and whose condition status evaluation result (risk level) is "caution." The condition evaluation score and risk level are displayed in the display area 112A, and lifestyle improvement advice (information on video materials for improving lifestyle habits) is displayed in the display area 112B when the risk level is "caution."
Furthermore, the feedback display screen may include a video, and it is acceptable for the video to be playable within the feedback display screen.

Furthermore, the display format 112 of the feedback screen may include, for example, a display area 112C that displays a comment common to all respondents. The comment common to all respondents may be pre-included in the display format 112.

The memory unit 11 stores information related to improving health status for synthesis into the display format 112. This information includes, for example, suggestions for doctor consultations and information on consultation services for individuals assessed as high-stress, links to video materials for improving lifestyle habits, and advice on how to cope with environmental changes for individuals assessed as experiencing environmental changes. The memory unit 11 may also store video materials for improving lifestyle habits, but it is preferable that these video materials be stored on an external server (not shown).

<Control Unit>
The control unit 12 has the function of controlling the operation within the health management device 1, and by executing a health management program, it performs control to determine the user's health status based on information about the user's stress level, lifestyle habits, and environmental changes. Through the control of the control unit 12, the health management unit 20, which includes the stress level determination unit 21, condition level determination unit 22, environmental change determination unit 23, and health status management unit 24 described later, is realized on the information processing unit 13.

Furthermore, the control unit 12 automatically notifies each worker of the health status assessment results and information regarding improvements to their health status, for example, when the health status assessment results of the health management unit 20 (described later) are stored in the storage unit 11. Information regarding improvements to health status is notified to each worker via company email or the like. This allows for feedback on health status assessment results, etc., to the respondent without disclosing personal information such as mental health problems or risks of mental health problems to others.
Furthermore, the control unit 12 may also perform control to notify each worker of the results of the health status assessment and information regarding the improvement of their health status in response to operation instructions from an administrator or the like received via the input unit 16 (described later) or the Internet.

<Information Processing Section>
The information processing unit 13 is a functional unit that implements each functional unit of the health management unit 20 under the control of the control unit 12. The health management unit 20 implemented within the information processing unit 13 will be described later.

<Display section>
The display unit 14 displays at least one of the user's health status determination result, determined by the control unit 12 based on the health management program, and information regarding improvements to the health status in accordance with the determination result. The display unit 14 may be a display, or it may be a communication terminal with a display, such as a smartphone or a notebook or tablet personal computer, that can communicate with the control unit 12 via the internet.

<Information acquisition department>
The information acquisition unit 15 is an interface that acquires information regarding the user's stress level, lifestyle habits, and environmental changes, as well as receiving operation instructions, from the input unit 16 (described later) or from outside the health management device 1.

<Input Section>
The input unit 16 receives input from the operator, including answers to questions regarding stress levels, lifestyle habits, and environmental changes. The input unit 16 may be a keyboard, touch panel, mouse, voice input unit, etc. The operator of the input unit 16 may be the worker themselves who answers the questions, or another operator who obtains the answers from the worker and inputs them.

Figure 11 shows the functional blocks of the health management unit 20, which is realized by having a computer execute health management methods using a health management program. The health management unit 20 includes at least a stress state determination unit 21, a condition state determination unit 22, an environmental change determination unit 23, and a health state management unit 24.

<Stress State Assessment Unit>
The stress state determination unit 21 is a functional unit that executes the stress state determination method described in the first embodiment. The stress state determination unit 21 determines the worker's stress state based on the answers to questions about the stress state entered, for example, via the input unit 16, and transmits the determination result to the health state management unit 24.

<Condition Status Determination Unit>
The condition status determination unit 22 is a functional unit that executes the condition status determination method described in the first embodiment. The condition status determination unit 22 determines the worker's condition status based on the answers to questions about the condition status entered, for example, via the input unit 16, and transmits the determination result to the health status management unit 24.

<Environmental Change Judgment Unit>
The environmental change determination unit 23 is a functional unit that executes the environmental change determination method described in the first embodiment. The environmental change determination unit 23 determines the worker's perception of environmental changes based on the answers to questions about environmental changes entered, for example, via the input unit 16, and transmits the determination result to the health status management unit 24.

<Health Management Department>
The health status management unit 24 is a functional unit that executes the health status management method described in the first embodiment. The health status management unit 24 determines the health status of workers based on the judgment results of three indicators input from the stress status determination unit 21, the condition status determination unit 22, and the environmental change determination unit 23. The health status management unit 24 stores the judgment result of each worker's health status in the storage unit 11.

(2.2) Operation etc. In this health management device 1, during a stress check, for example, instructions and answers are entered by the worker from the input unit 16, and the control unit 12 executes the health management program, thereby evaluating the health status according to the entered answers.
The control unit 12 can display the results of the health status assessment of workers and information regarding improvements in their health status on the display unit 14. Furthermore, the control unit 12 can output the health status assessment results for multiple workers or deliver messages to selected workers in response to administrator operations.

(2.3) Effects of this embodiment The health management program and health management device according to this embodiment have the following effects.
(10) The health management program according to this embodiment causes the computer to execute a health management method that determines the user's health status based on information about the user's stress level, information about lifestyle habits, and information about environmental changes.
This allows for accurate identification of workers who are prone to developing health problems.

(11) The health management device according to this embodiment includes a storage unit that stores the health management program described above, and a control unit that performs control to determine the user's health status based on information about the user's stress level, lifestyle habits, and environmental changes by executing the health management program.
This allows for accurate identification of workers who are prone to developing health problems.

(12) In the health management device according to this embodiment, the control unit automatically notifies the user of at least one of the results of the health status determination of the user, determined based on the health management program executed by the control unit, and information regarding the improvement of the health status in accordance with the results of the determination, at any time after the determination results are known.
This allows for feedback on health status assessments and other relevant information to the respondent without disclosing personal details such as mental health issues or risk factors to others.

(13) The health management device according to this embodiment includes a display unit, and the control unit causes the display unit to display at least one of the results of determining the user's health status based on the health management program executed by the control unit and information regarding the improvement of the health status according to the determination results.
This makes it easier to intuitively understand the assessment of health status.

(14) The health management device according to this embodiment includes an information acquisition unit that acquires information on the user's stress level, lifestyle habits, and environmental changes.
This allows data showing the answers to each question to be input externally, enabling the creation of a highly versatile health management device.

(15) The health management device according to this embodiment includes an input unit into which answers to questions regarding stress levels, lifestyle habits, and environmental changes are input by the operator.
This makes it possible to instantly determine a person's health status based on responses entered by operators such as workers.

Although this disclosure has been described above using embodiments, the technical scope of this disclosure is not limited to the embodiments described above. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications or improvements can be made to the embodiments described above. It will be clear from the claims that such modified or improved forms may also be included within the technical scope of this disclosure.

1 Health management device 11 Storage unit 12 Control unit 13 Information processing unit 14 Display unit 15 Information acquisition unit 16 Input unit 20 Health management unit 21 Stress state determination unit 22 Condition state determination unit 23 Environmental change determination unit 24 Health state management unit 111 Response screen format 112 Display format 112A to 112C Display area

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A health management method in which a control unit determines the user's health status based on information stored in a memory unit and displays the determination result on a display unit,
The memory unit stores information indicating a first question about the user's stress level, information indicating a second question about the user's lifestyle, information indicating a third question about environmental changes, information indicating multiple possible answers to the first question and the points assigned to each of those answers, information indicating multiple possible answers to the second question and the points assigned to each of those answers, and information indicating the answer to the third question.
The control unit,
Information indicating the first question, information indicating the second question, and information indicating the third question are read from the storage unit, displayed on the display unit, and responses from the user are received.
When the user's response to the first question is obtained, the memory unit is consulted, and information regarding the user's stress level is calculated based on the score assigned to the obtained response.
When the user's response to the second question is obtained, the memory unit is consulted, and information regarding the user's lifestyle habits is calculated based on the points assigned to the obtained response.
When the user's answer to the third question is obtained, the memory unit is consulted, and based on the obtained answer, information regarding environmental changes is calculated.
A health management method that determines the health status of a user by comprehensively evaluating three factors: information on the user's stress level, information on their lifestyle, and information on environmental changes. The control unit,
The stress level is described as a stress evaluation value that quantifies the user's stress, or a stress level classified based on the stress evaluation value.
The condition evaluation value, which quantifies the state of the user's lifestyle habits, or the condition level classified based on the condition evaluation value, is used as information regarding the lifestyle habits.
The health management method according to claim 1, wherein the user's perception of environmental changes is used as information regarding environmental changes. The control unit,
The health management method according to claim 2, wherein the stress evaluation value is calculated based on the score assigned to the user's answers to the first question, and the condition evaluation value is calculated based on the score assigned to the user's answers to the second question. The memory unit stores information indicating multiple possible answers for each question and the points assigned to each of the multiple answers when the second question is classified into multiple questions, wherein the points assigned to each of the multiple answers are such that answers that tend to worsen the condition are assigned higher points, and answers that tend to improve the condition are assigned lower points.
The control unit,
The health management method according to claim 3, in the case where the second set of questions is classified into multiple sets of questions, each time an answer to a question is obtained from the user, the storage unit is consulted to calculate a partial evaluation value based on the score assigned to the answer, and the condition evaluation value is calculated from the sum of the partial evaluation values for each of the answers to the multiple sets of questions, or from the sum of the weighted partial evaluation values calculated from the partial evaluation value and a coefficient set in advance for each of the answers to the questions. The control unit,
The health management method according to claim 4, wherein, when the plurality of questions into which the second question items are classified include questions about the user's sleep, questions about exercise, and questions about diet, the partial evaluation value of each answer is determined based on the user's answers to the questions about sleep, questions about exercise, and questions about diet. The control unit,
A health management method according to claim 5, which determines a partial evaluation value for each answer based on the user's answers to the aforementioned questions regarding sleep, exercise, and diet, and the user's answers to the aforementioned questions regarding the work environment, psychological state, and physical state, and calculates the condition evaluation value by summing the partial evaluation values. The control unit,
A health management method according to any one of claims 4 to 6, wherein the stress evaluation value is calculated from the sum of the partial evaluation values for the user's answers to the questions relating to the stress state, or from the sum of the weighted partial evaluation values calculated from the partial evaluation value and a coefficient predetermined for each of the answers to the questions. The control unit,
As information regarding the user's stress state, the evaluation result indicates high stress, where the user's stress state is above a certain threshold, based on the scores assigned to the user's answers to the first question.
As information regarding lifestyle habits, the evaluation result indicates a condition risk in which the user's stress level exceeds a standard value, based on the points assigned to the answers obtained from the user to the second question.
Furthermore, as information regarding the environmental change, if the evaluation result indicates that there is an environmental change based on the answers obtained from the user to the third question,
A health management method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, which determines that the user's health condition is at high risk. The memory unit stores information regarding the improvement of the user's health condition, corresponding to the evaluation results of the user's condition.
The health management method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the control unit reads out information relating to the improvement of the health status corresponding to the user's health status from the storage unit based on the result of determining the user's health status, and displays the read out information relating to the improvement of the health status on the display unit for the user. A health management program that causes a computer to execute the health management method described in any one of claims 1 to 8. A storage unit for storing the health management program described in claim 10,
A control unit that performs control to determine the user's health status based on information regarding the user's stress level, lifestyle habits, and environmental changes by executing a health management program,
It includes a display unit,
The memory unit stores information indicating a first question about the user's stress level, information indicating a second question about the user's lifestyle, information indicating a third question about environmental changes, information indicating multiple possible answers to the first question and the points assigned to each of those answers, information indicating multiple possible answers to the second question and the points assigned to each of those answers, and information indicating the answer to the third question.
The control unit,
The information indicating the first question, the information indicating the second question, and the information indicating the third question are read from the storage unit and displayed on the display unit, and the user's answer is received.
When the user's answer to the first question is obtained, the memory unit is consulted and information regarding the user's stress level is calculated based on the score assigned to the obtained answer; when the user's answer to the second question is obtained, the memory unit is consulted and information regarding the user's lifestyle is calculated based on the score assigned to the obtained answer; when the user's answer to the third question is obtained, the memory unit is consulted and information regarding environmental changes is calculated based on the obtained answer.
A health management device that determines the user's health status by comprehensively evaluating three factors: information on the user's stress level, information on lifestyle habits, and information on environmental changes. The memory unit stores information regarding the improvement of the user's health condition, corresponding to the evaluation results of the user's condition.
The health management device according to claim 11, wherein the control unit automatically notifies the user of at least one of the results of determining the user's health status based on the health management program executed by the control unit and information regarding the improvement of the health status in accordance with the results of determining the user's health status at any time after the results of determining the user's health status are known. The health management device according to claim 12, wherein the control unit displays on the display unit at least one of the results of determining the user's health status based on the health management program executed by the control unit and information regarding the improvement of the health status in accordance with the determination results. A health management device according to any one of claims 11 to 13, comprising an information acquisition unit that acquires information on the user's stress state, information on lifestyle habits, and information on environmental changes. A health management device according to any one of claims 11 to 14, comprising an input unit into which answers to questions regarding stress levels, lifestyle habits, and environmental changes are input by the operator.