OBJECTIVE: During the Covid-19 pandemic, many governments promoted the adoption and development of telework to reduce some of the consequences of the current health crisis on the economy and favor social distancing. The aim of this web-based cross-sectional study was to assess the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic on job organization, exploring the effects of lockdown measures on the psychological distress and perceived well-being of workers experiencing telework. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: A web-based cross-sectional survey has been used to collect data. The participants answered the questionnaire from April 1 to April 30, 2020. The questionnaire consisted of three sections, which investigated: 1) demographic and occupational variables, 2) lifestyle and habits variables, 3) psychological distress and perceived well-being. The General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) has been used to evaluate psychological distress and the 5-item World Health Organization Well-Being Index (WHO-5) to explore subjective well-being. RESULTS: Psychological distress was associated with educational level, with habits, and with reporting poor well-being. Poor well-being was associated with a higher job demand during pandemic, lifestyle and habits variables, and psychological distress. CONCLUSIONS: This is one of the first studies exploring the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown measures on the perceived well-being and psychological distress of workers experiencing telework. It is mandatory to pay more and more attention to the mental health of teleworkers, considering the increasing diffusion and adoption of this type of work organization.
OBIETTIVO: Durante la pandemia di Covid-19, molti governi hanno promosso l'adozione e lo sviluppo del telelavoro per ridurre alcune delle conseguenze dell'attuale crisi sanitaria sull'economia e favorire il distanziamento sociale. Lo scopo di questo studio trasversale basato sul web era valutare le conseguenze della pandemia di Covid-19 sull'organizzazione del lavoro, esplorando gli effetti delle misure di lockdown sul disagio psicologico e sul benessere percepito dei lavoratori che sperimentano il telelavoro. SOGGETTI E METODI: Per raccogliere i dati è stata utilizzata un'indagine trasversale basata sul web. I partecipanti hanno risposto al questionario dal 1 aprile al 30 aprile 2020. Il questionario era composto da tre sezioni, che hanno indagato: 1) variabili demografiche e occupazionali, 2) variabili di stile di vita e abitudini, 3) disagio psicologico e benessere percepito. Il questionario sulla salute generale (GHQ-12) è stato utilizzato per valutare il disagio psicologico e l'indice di benessere dell'Organizzazione mondiale della sanità (OMS-5) a 5 voci per esplorare il benessere soggettivo. RISULTATI: Il disagio psicologico è stato associato al livello di istruzione, alle abitudini e alla segnalazione di uno scarso benessere. Lo scarso benessere è stato associato a una maggiore domanda di lavoro durante la pandemia, variabili di stile di vita e abitudini e disagio psicologico. CONCLUSIONI: Questo è uno dei primi studi che esplorano le conseguenze della pandemia di COVID-19 e delle misure di blocco sul benessere percepito e sul disagio psicologico dei lavoratori che sperimentano il telelavoro. È obbligatorio prestare sempre più attenzione alla salute mentale dei telelavoratori, vista la crescente diffusione e adozione di questo tipo di organizzazione del lavoro.
Telework and its effects on mental healt during the COVID-19 lockdown / De Sio, S.; Cedrone, F.; Nieto, H. A.; Lapteva, E.; Perri, R.; Greco, E.; Mucci, N.; Pacella, E.; Buomprisco, G.. - In: EUROPEAN REVIEW FOR MEDICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES. - ISSN 1128-3602. - 25:10(2021), pp. 3914-3922. [10.26355/eurrev_202105_25961]
Telework and its effects on mental healt during the COVID-19 lockdown
S. DE SIO
Primo
Membro del Collaboration Group
;H. A. NIETOMembro del Collaboration Group
;E. LAPTEVAMembro del Collaboration Group
;R. PERRIMembro del Collaboration Group
;E. GRECOMembro del Collaboration Group
;E. PACELLAPenultimo
Membro del Collaboration Group
;G. BUOMPRISCOUltimo
2021
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: During the Covid-19 pandemic, many governments promoted the adoption and development of telework to reduce some of the consequences of the current health crisis on the economy and favor social distancing. The aim of this web-based cross-sectional study was to assess the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic on job organization, exploring the effects of lockdown measures on the psychological distress and perceived well-being of workers experiencing telework. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: A web-based cross-sectional survey has been used to collect data. The participants answered the questionnaire from April 1 to April 30, 2020. The questionnaire consisted of three sections, which investigated: 1) demographic and occupational variables, 2) lifestyle and habits variables, 3) psychological distress and perceived well-being. The General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) has been used to evaluate psychological distress and the 5-item World Health Organization Well-Being Index (WHO-5) to explore subjective well-being. RESULTS: Psychological distress was associated with educational level, with habits, and with reporting poor well-being. Poor well-being was associated with a higher job demand during pandemic, lifestyle and habits variables, and psychological distress. CONCLUSIONS: This is one of the first studies exploring the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown measures on the perceived well-being and psychological distress of workers experiencing telework. It is mandatory to pay more and more attention to the mental health of teleworkers, considering the increasing diffusion and adoption of this type of work organization.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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