Association Between the Physical Work Environment and Work Functioning Impairment While Working From Home Under the COVID-19 Pandemic in Japanese Workers

Okawara, Makoto; Ishimaru, Tomohiro; Tateishi, Seiichiro; Hino, Ayako; Tsuji, Mayumi; Ikegami, Kazunori; Nagata, Michio; Matsuda, Shinya; Fujino, Yoshihisa

doi:10.1097/jom.0000000000002280

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“…All findings indicated no specific association of females with mood status and total sleep time after adjustments. Finally, we also present concerns about the workplace environment and its impact on healthcare workers during the COVID-19 stay-at-home orders ( 36 ). Medical staff in hospital workplace conditions are susceptible to develop fatigue, which is associated with increased anxiety and emotional stress ( 37 ).…”

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No Sex Differences in Psychological Burden and Health Behaviors of Healthcare Workers During the COVID-19 Stay-at-Home Orders

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Jiang

et al. 2021

Front. Med.

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Background: Females with novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) state-ordered home isolation were associated with higher anxiety and reduced sleep quality than males. Sex differences in psychobehavioral changes during the COVID-19 stay-at home orders among healthcare workers remained unclear. The purpose of this study was to explore the sex differences in psychological burden and health behaviors among these persons.Methods: This was a cross-sectional study using online data available in the open Interuniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research (OPENICPSR). Healthcare workers including females and males who transitioned to working from home during the COVID-19 stay-at-home orders were included. Sex differences were compared using the chi-square test and Student's t-test. We performed logistic and linear regression analyses to determine the association of females with psychological burden and health behaviors.Results: A total of 537 respondents (425 females and 112 males) were enrolled in our study. Sex differences in age (42.1 ± 12.3 years vs. 46.6 ± 15.7 years, t = −2.821, p = 0.005), occupation (χ2 = 41.037, p < 0.001), mood change (n = 297, 69.9% vs. n = 61, 54.5%, χ2 = 9.482, p = 0.002), bedtime schedule (χ2 = 6.254, p = 0.044) and news consumption (n = 344, 80.9% vs. n = 76, 67.9%, χ2 = 8.905, p = 0.003) were statistically significant. Logistic regression showed that females was negatively associated with better mood status (OR = 0.586, 95% CI 0.153–2.247, p = 0.436). In addition, linear regression showed that females were not correlated with total sleep time after adjusting for sio-demographics, mental health outcomes and health behaviors (B = 0.038, 95% CI −0.313–0.388, p = 0.833).Conclusion: No sex differences in psychological burden and health behaviors of healthcare workers were found during the COVID-19 stay-at-home orders. The COVID-19 state-ordered home isolation may be a potential way to reduce disproportionate effects of COVID-19 pandemic on females and help to minimize sex differences in psychological burden and health behaviors among healthcare workers.

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No Sex Differences in Psychological Burden and Health Behaviors of Healthcare Workers During the COVID-19 Stay-at-Home Orders

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Jiang

et al. 2021

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“…The secondary and tertiary outcomes were work functioning impairment and reduced work participation, separately, as cause-specific outcomes. Work functioning impairment was defined as a score of 21 or higher on the Work Functioning Impairment Scale (WFun), based on the cutoff point to detect the occurrence of presenteeism in previous studies 22,38,39 . The WFun was developed and validated to measure work function impairment according to the Consensus-based Standards for the Selection of Health Measurement Instruments 40 .…”

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“…Work functioning impairment was defined as a score of 21 or higher on the Work Functioning Impairment Scale (WFun), based on the cutoff point to detect the occurrence of presenteeism in previous studies. 22,38,39 The WFun was developed and validated to measure work function impairment according to the Consensus-based Standards for the Selection of Health Measurement Instruments. 40 This self-administrated questionnaire comprises seven items with five response options.…”

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Longitudinal Association of Working From Home on Work Functioning Impairment in Desk Workers During COVID-19 Pandemic

Takayama

Yoshioka

Ishimaru

et al. 2023

J Occup Environ Med

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Objective This study clarifies the longitudinal association between working from home and work functioning impairment among desk workers. Methods Nationwide surveys were conducted from 2020 to 2022, analyzing 3532 desk workers who never worked from home before the COVID-19 pandemic. Results The adjusted hazard ratio (95% confidence intervals) of working from home at least once a month or more with the composite result (incidence of work functioning or reduced work participation) was 1.22 (1.04–1.43). The cause-specific hazard ratios of work functioning impairment and reduced work participation were 1.30 (1.04–1.61) and 1.13 (0.86–1.47). Conclusions Working from home could be longitudinally associated with work functioning impairment, especially for workers who are in higher positions. Workers and policy makers should be aware of the potential risk of working from home regarding presenteeism.

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“…This simplified version is also based on the Rasch model and is converted to the same score as in the original measurement instrument by multiplying by 1.17 (7-35 points). 19,20 We defined work functioning impairment as a WFun score of 21 or higher, in line with previous studies. 21…”

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Association of preference and frequency of teleworking with work functioning impairment: a nationwide cross-sectional study of Japanese full-time employees

Yamashita

Ishimaru

Nagata

et al. 2021

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ObjectiveWe examined the impact of teleworking frequency, including influencing factors and work functioning impairment.MethodsThis online cross-sectional study was conducted using a self-administered questionnaire among 27,036 full-time Japanese workers. We used the Work Functioning Impairment Scale to measure work functioning impairment and performed multilevel logistic regression analysis.ResultsWe observed higher odds for work functioning impairment among employees who teleworked 4 or more days a week compared with those almost never teleworked: odds ratio (OR) 1.18, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.07–1.3. After adjusting for influencing factors (teleworking preference, changes in working time, and commuting time), there was no significant association between teleworking frequency and work functioning impairment (OR 0.93, 95% CI 0.82–1.05).ConclusionsFrequent telework may cause work functioning impairment; this can be explained by the impact of influencing factors.

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Association Between the Physical Work Environment and Work Functioning Impairment While Working From Home Under the COVID-19 Pandemic in Japanese Workers

Cited by 11 publications

References 15 publications

No Sex Differences in Psychological Burden and Health Behaviors of Healthcare Workers During the COVID-19 Stay-at-Home Orders

No Sex Differences in Psychological Burden and Health Behaviors of Healthcare Workers During the COVID-19 Stay-at-Home Orders

Longitudinal Association of Working From Home on Work Functioning Impairment in Desk Workers During COVID-19 Pandemic

Association of preference and frequency of teleworking with work functioning impairment: a nationwide cross-sectional study of Japanese full-time employees

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