title: [Application of multiple-attribute utility technology (MAUT) to decisions about a work-site stress-control intervention for public-sector office workers].
abstract: The reasons behind the establishment of particular health-promotion programs in community or work settings are often unclear, and such programs are rarely evaluated from a broad perspective after they are implemented. Thus, multiattribute utility technology (MAUT) was used to design a work-site stress-control program. The sample consisted of public-sector workers in B City in Japan. Stakeholders in the work-site stress-control program included employers (municipal authorities), employees (public workers), and healthcare personnel. Six goals and three strategies (i.e., personnel, self-care, and staff) related to stress-control programs were considered. The results showed that the self-care strategy received the highest score for overall utility (i.e., 96.2), and the overall-utility score for the remaining two strategies was approximately 70. The self-care strategy emerged as the most useful of the three strategies for developing a stress-control program in a target work place. The application of MAUT may be useful for developing an effective stress-control program in occupational settings.
authors.affiliation: Kyushu University Graduate School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Akihito
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hagihara
authors.forename: Kimio
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tarumi
mesh_terms: D006282:Health Personnel; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008603:Mental Health; D015397:Program Evaluation; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D017132:Workplace / Q000523:psychology*