English version - Fit for Work Europe

List of Boxes and Figures
Box 1. Principles of managing non-specific MSDs 60
Box 2. Case study: Health Initiatives in Mazda 62
Box 3. Case study: Participatory approaches to workplace adjustment in Japan 75
Figure 3.1. Unemployment rates in Japan 16
Figure 3.2. Proportion of respondents reporting health issues that have affected work
or productivity, by type 18
Figure 3.3. Site of chronic pain and site of most persistent pain 21
Figure 3.4. Number of RA patients in Japan 24
Figure 4.1. Employment situation of persons with disabilities in the private sector 34
Figure 5.1. Health care expenditure in Japan, by disease chapter 39
Figure 5.2. Average number of days spent in hospital due to MSDs 40
Figure 5.3. Breakdown of medical costs relating to RA 41
Figure 5.4. Treatment choices of patients with chronic pain (including MSDs) 43
Figure 6.1. Productivity losses by cause 51
Figure 6.2. Productivity losses by length of time 52
Figure 6.3. The number of work-related diseases requiring four or more days of absence 55
Figure 6.4. Prevalence of MSDs, by occupation 56
Figure 7.1. Timing, severity and duration of pain in Japan 68
Figure 7.2. Productivity loss among informal carers 70
Figure 7.3. Health concerns of outpatients aged 65 and over 71
Figure 7.4. ICF model applied to work disability in RA 74
Fit For Work? Musculoskeletal Disorders and the Japanese Labour Market 5