Sedentary lifestyle among office workers and coronary heart disease risk factors due to the COVID-19 quarantine

Najafabadi, Mahboubeh Ghayour; Khah, Amir Sobhrakhshan; Rostad, Mitch

doi:10.3233/wor-203278

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“…However, further research is needed to clarify how to reduce the health risks and increase the benefits of working from home. Interventions aimed at decreasing cardiovascular disease risk that can easily be integrated into the daily life of employees working from home are reported in Figure 3 [68]. It is suggested to address possible psychological and physical issues linked to working from home [69] and to timely implement tailored measures prior to initiating working from home in order to minimize potential negative effects of this transition.…”

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Impact of Working from Home on Cardiovascular Health: An Emerging Issue with the COVID-19 Pandemic

Fusco

Spinelli

Castello

et al. 2021

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Mandatory working from home is one of the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic for a large number of workers. Transition to working from home may significantly impact lifestyle, psychosocial status, and the overall health of workers. This review summarizes available data about the effects of lockdown measures, particularly working from home, on cardiovascular risk factors including sedentary lifestyle, unhealthy diet pattern, psychological distress, smoking, alcohol misuse, and cardiometabolic parameters. Finally, we suggest countermeasures that can attenuate the negative health impact of working from home. Indeed, timely and tailored interventions implemented by companies in cooperation with the health care system could allow workers to benefit more from some of the advantages associated with working from home.

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Section: Future Perspectivesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Impact of Working from Home on Cardiovascular Health: An Emerging Issue with the COVID-19 Pandemic

Fusco

Spinelli

Castello

et al. 2021

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“…In this respect, accurate health information and an understanding of the relationships between psychosocial determinants and physical activity level could be useful to the institution in implementing a health promotion program for these workers; (2) ELDAF includes a broad range of workers (blue- and white-collar workers), warranting the inference that future findings may achieve appropriate levels of external validity; (3) part of the ELDAF population lives in a rural area. Considering that scientific information on physical activity determinants in rural populations are scarce, the study will naturally contribute to the literature; and (4) follow-up starting right after a public health crisis that has had considerable impact on various aspects of people’s lives worldwide, including lifestyle and work conditions, may be significant, given that recent studies have shown worsening indicators of both lifestyle and occupational health [ 21 , 22 ].…”

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Psychosocial and environmental determinants of physical activity in a Brazilian public university employees - ELDAF: A prospective cohort study protocol

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Background Increased physical activity levels and their determinations are essential issues worldwide. The Longitudinal Study of Physical Activity Determinants (ELDAF) aims to understand the roles of psychosocial and environmental factors in workers’ physical activity levels. Methods A prospective cohort study of non-faculty civil servants from a public university (approximately 1,200 individuals) will start in 2022 (baseline). The primary measurements will be accelerometer- and questionnaire-based physical activity, social support, social network, socioeconomic status, bereavement, job stress, body image, common mental disorders, depression, and neighborhood satisfaction. Additional measurements will include necessary sociodemographic, physical morbidity, lifestyle and anthropometric information. Participants’ places of residence will be geocoded using complete addresses. All participants will furnish written, informed consent before the beginning of the study. Pilot studies were performed to identify and correct potential problems in the data collection instruments and procedures. ELDAF will be the first cohort study conducted in Latin America to investigate physical activity and its determinants.

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“…The CCVD SMR of CLK was the highest in 1997–2011 but only slightly higher in suicide for the same period. CLK, a typically sedentary job, is known to have a higher risk of CCVD [ 28 ].…”

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Mortality of Suicide and Cerebro-Cardiovascular Diseases by Occupation in Korea, 1997–2020

Jang

Kim

2022

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Although studies on occupational mortality have been conducted in Korea, the results for occupations with high mortality around 2010 are inconsistent. This study aimed to examine occupational mortality from overwork-related suicide and cerebro-cardiovascular diseases (CCVD) from 1997 to 2020. We used microdata of the Causes of Death Statistics (CDS) and Economically Active Population Survey (EAPS) to obtain indirect standardized mortality ratio (SMR) and standardized proportional mortality ratio (PMR) of suicide (X60–X84) and CCVD deaths (I20–I25 and I60–I69) by gender and eight occupational categories. The trend of SMR of suicide and CCVD by occupation was similar within individual genders. The SMR of managers (MNG) was the highest for men and women in 2012–2017 and 2008–2020, respectively, whereas the SMR of professionals and related workers (PRF) was consistently low. Despite the similar socioeconomic status of MNG and PRF, we suggest that their mortality should be analyzed separately in Korea. SMR of suicide and CCVD in female MNG were consistently highest, although the PMR was low. Female MNG may have been more directly affected by the economic crisis. There is a need for work-related stress management, early intervention, and prevention policies in occupations vulnerable to mortality.

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Sedentary lifestyle among office workers and coronary heart disease risk factors due to the COVID-19 quarantine

Cited by 13 publications

References 7 publications

Impact of Working from Home on Cardiovascular Health: An Emerging Issue with the COVID-19 Pandemic

Impact of Working from Home on Cardiovascular Health: An Emerging Issue with the COVID-19 Pandemic

Psychosocial and environmental determinants of physical activity in a Brazilian public university employees - ELDAF: A prospective cohort study protocol

Mortality of Suicide and Cerebro-Cardiovascular Diseases by Occupation in Korea, 1997–2020

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