Asuka Sakuraya, Kanami Tsuno, Akiomi Inoue, Yasumasa Otsuka, Hisashi Eguchi, Kazuhiro Watanabe, Yuki Arakawa, Norito Kawakami, Yuka Kobayashi
OBJECTIVES: Recently, occupational health specialists (OHS) are expected to exert leadership to develop high-quality occupational health activities. This study aimed to develop and investigate the reliability and validity of a scale to measure leadership preparation among OHS (The University of Tokyo Occupational Mental Health [TOMH] Leadership Checklist; TLC). METHODS: Based on literature reviews and interviews among OHS, we created potential items consisting of 54 items with six factors (10 items for self-awareness, 10 items for situational awareness, 9 items for vision, 12 items for mindset, 3 items for performance of one's duties, and 10 items for relationship-building)...
July 15, 2023: Journal of Occupational Health