Development of a 'health promotion programme for workers' that contributes to the reforming the way people work.

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K11657
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 59040:Nutrition science and health science-related
• Research Institution: Kyoto Prefectural University (2021-2023); Tokai Gakuen University (2019-2020)
• Principal Investigator: Nagahata Tomomi 京都府立大学, 生命環境科学研究科, 准教授 (40512512)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 中村 美詠子 浜松医科大学, 医学部, 准教授 (30236012) ; 中出 美代 東海学園大学, 健康栄養学部, 教授 (80352855)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 勤労者 / 野菜の栽培 / 健康増進

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this study, we examined the effects of vegetable cultivation activities on the mental health of working people. The self-administered questionnaire surveys were administered to 240 users of citizen's vegetable gardens in N city before and after one year of cultivation activities from 2020 to 2022 to evaluate changes in "self-efficacy regarding vegetable consumption behavior" and "mental health level". The results showed that "self-efficacy regarding vegetable consumption behavior" increased and "mental health" also tended to increase after the cultivation activities. Although vegetable cultivation activities have been reported to increase vegetable intake, this study suggests that it may lead to vegetable intake behavior via mental effects.

Free Research Field

公衆栄養学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究から野菜の栽培活動が勤労者の精神面に良い影響を及ぼすことが見出された。少子高齢化が加速する我が国において、社会経済の進展を担う働き世代の健康増進は重要な課題である。労働時間とプライベート時間を切り離した健康づくりの推進も重要であるが、労働環境内での健康づくりも重要である。本研究結果を踏まえると、労働時間内の休み時間等を活用した野菜の栽培活動の実施が勤労者の健康づくりに貢献すると考えられる。