P-551 Investigative Survey of the Conscious Behaviors of Occupational Health Nurses in Interviews With Workers With Mental Health Problems in Japan

Objective The objective of this study was to clarify the conscious behaviors of occupational health nurses when interviewing workers with mental health problems in order to examine the role of occupational health nurse interviews. Subjects and Methods An anonymous questionnaire was mailed to 757 people belonging to the Japan Society for Occupational Health Nursing Subcommittee. Basic statistical analysis was carried out for all items Results Replies were received from 262 occupational health nurses (response rate: 34.6%), and 216 nurses were included in analysis after excluding 46 who did not interview the mentally ill. The items at or above the median score “I was conscious of it: 6” were 28 of the items related to conscious behaviors in the health consultation interview and all items related to conscious behaviors in the Return to Work support interview. Items in health consultation interviews included “Building relationships in the workplace on a regular basis,” “Basic attitude during interviews,” “Interviews with a counseling mindset,” “Comprehensive assessment of subjects,” and “Working with staff to find a solution.” Items in the Return to Work interviews included “Support for the subject,” “Assessment of a subject’s return to work preparations and issues,” and “Encouraging problem solving by the subject to suit the workplace.” Discussion The characteristics of these behaviors suggest that their role in interviews is to build relationships with workers and use the information from the interviews to assist them in finding solutions to problems.