Background information:Due to the expansion of the new Coronavirus (COVID-19), many countries have adopted social isolation as a preventive measure to contain the disease. Staying at home led to the adaptation of many professional activities to work at home (Home Office) in order to make possible the continuity and creation of new work systems, but it also affected the routine of the home and the way of working, allowing substantial changes in people's behavior, justifying this study.Objective: To validate the scale for assessing the impact on human behavior in working conditions in the Home Office due to social isolation.Method: Data collection was done online, using a specific computational tool (google forms) for this type of research. The initial sample was 1083 volunteers. After collection, a database was created for statistical analysis of the data and validation of the instrument. Two statistical criteria were used, the Factor Loads of the Main Components and the Screeplot. Results:The statistics confirmed suitability for the elaboration of the factor analysis based on the results of KMO (Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin) and Bartlett. The Screeplot statistical criterion pointed to the existence of 3 factors. The internal consistency of the scale showed a positive result of 0.7477536 by the GLB Algebric coefficient (Greatest Lower Bound), for questionnaires applied for the first time. Conclusion:The Home Office Work Scale (HOWS) scale was validated to be applied in situations where people are in the work situation in the Home Office in social isolation. The limitations found for applying the scale did not compromise the results
Background: Social distancing as a preventive measure to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in many people working from home, using online digital resources. Staying at home has led to the adaptation of many work activities to allow continuity of people´s jobs. It can also affect home routines and ways of working, thereby leading to changes in behavior, as the main interest of this study. Objective: The study aimed to assess the impact on human behavior of working conditions in home office format due to social distancing. Methods: Data collection was done online, using a specific computational tool (Google Forms) for this type of research, using the Home Office Work Scale (HOWS) validated and published in Mental Health and Addiction Research in 2021, with a total sample of 1,056 valid questionnaires. After the data collection, a database was created for statistical analysis of the results. Results: More women than men volunteered to answer the questionnaire, although the results were similar between women and men. Home office work has impacts on human behavior and results in changes in routines and adaptations in people´s personal and professional lives. Conclusion: Proportionally, more women participated, and there was low participation by young and elderly people. In general, people accepted home office work and the possibility of continuing to work in this format. Changes to routines and restrictive adaptations were necessary. The limitations reported for applying the scale did not compromise the results.
A atividade organizadora no Serviço Público Federal ainda não se alçou de um nível rudimentar, ressentindo-se, quase sempre da falta de subordinação aos aspectos formais pertinentes. As fases do trabalho organizador geralmente suprimidas, digo, omitidas são as que respeitam à preparação psicológica, à implantação e ao controle dos resultados. Sendo a Organização e Métodos uma função especializada, há o trabalho organizador de ser conduzido por órgãos próprios, adequadamente providos de recursos, principalmente de especialistas permanentes. Todo problema de organização ou reorganização é uma constelação de problemas que exigem tratamento prévio, uns; concomitante, outros e, posterior, ainda outros à aprovação da medida básica pelo Legislativo ou Executivo. Cada um desses problemas pede um planejamento particular dentro do planejamento geral. Os projetos de organização ou reorganização elaborados pelas Repartições Federais cogitam apenas, quase sempre, da estrutura, não dando atenção aos métodos, aos processos, treinamento, entre outros, dados importantes ao sucesso do trabalho. Em que pesem outros fatores, que convimos serem altamente perturbadores (delineamos alguns na Justificação deste Estudo), mas cujo estudo, aqui, nos conduziria para fora dos limites que nos traçamos — uma constante e correta atitude do técnico de organização no desempenho da sua tarefa há de capitalizar alguns bons resultados em benefício de uma Administração Pública mais eficiente.
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