SynthesisInternational journal of occupational and environmental health2017
Use of information communication technology and stress, burnout, and mental health in older, middle-aged, and younger workers - results from a systematic review.
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- How Are Techno-Stressors Associated with Mental Health and Work Outcomes? A Systematic Review of Occupational Exposure to Information and Communication Technologies within the Technostress Model.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Is There a Sampling Bias in Research on Work-Related Technostress? A Systematic Review of Occupational Exposure to Technostress and the Role of Socioeconomic Position.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Forwarding information and communication within collaboratives: exploring the perceptions of Heads of Nursing and Allied Health Professionals.BMC nursing · 2026Article
- Examining the Association Between Internet Use and Perceived Stress in Adults: Longitudinal Observational Study Combining Web Tracking Data With Questionnaires.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Observational
- Digital wellbeing experience in the workplace: development and validation of the Work-Related Human Computer Interaction Questionnaire.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- The relationship between digital burnout and academic procrastination and the mediating roles of life satisfaction and the fatigue in this relationship.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- The Impact of Digitalization and Information and Communication Technology on the Nature and Organization of Work and the Emerging Challenges for Occupational Safety and Health.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Review
- Techno-strain and techno-insecurity are associated with poor mental well-being in specific age and occupation groups.Journal of occupational health · 2025Article
- Technostress and its associated factors: Burnout and fatigue among Malaysian healthcare workers (HCWs) in state hospitals.PloS one · 2025Article
- Technostress Among Older Workers: A Central European Perspective.Psychology research and behavior management · 2025Article
- Employees' attitudes and work-related stress in the digital workplace: an empirical investigation.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Navigating the digital landscape: unraveling the interplay of challenge and hindrance components of technostress on employee voice behavior.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Challenges of modern work environments and means of overcoming them in the context of psychosocial risk assessments.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Exploring the Moderating Effect of Musculoskeletal Pain on Technostress-Induced Burnout: A Cross-Sectional Study of Bank Employees.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Differences in Physicians' Ratings of Work Stressors and Resources Associated With Digital Transformation: Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Article
- Beyond working hours: the association between long working hours, the use of work-related communication devices outside regular working hours, and anxiety symptoms.Journal of occupational health · 2024Article
- The indirect impact of the technostress subfactors on the satisfaction and desire to work from home.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- COVID-19 Pandemic: What We Have Learned on Stress, Technology Use, and Psychological Health Among University Students.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2024Review
- Cross-sectional analysis of the association between information and communication technology and mental health among Korean workers.PloS one · 2024Article
- Associations of perceived changes in work due to digitalization and the amount of digital work with job strain among physicians: a national representative sample.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2023Article
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Abstract
The aim of this systematic review is to summarise quantitative studies in occupational settings observing the association between Information communication technology (ICT) and stress, and burnout, considering age as an effect modifier. A systematic review using PRISMA guidelines was conducted through the following bibliographic databases: PubMed, Web of Science, Psycinfo, and the Cochrane Library. Inclusion criteria were occupational settings and content relevant to our research question. Risk of bias was assessed using the Newcastle-Ottawa scale. Two interventional, 4 cohorts, and 29 cross-sectional studies were found. ICT use in occupational settings was associated with stress seen in cross-sectional studies, but not in interventional studies. There was a concordant association with ICT and burnout in different study designs. Overall, there were no linear trends between age and technostress. We suggest that the observed associations were mostly present in the middle-aged working population and that these associations need to be supported in further studies.
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