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ArticleJMIR mental health2021

Implementing Home Office Work at a Large Psychiatric University Hospital in Switzerland During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Field Report.

Jana Sophia Krückl, Julian Moeller, Rainer Gaupp, Christoph E Meier, Carl Bénédict Roth, Undine Emmi Lang, Christian G Huber

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Article in JMIR mental health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jana Sophia Krückl *University Psychiatric Clinics Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0647-5782
Julian Moeller *University Psychiatric Clinics Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7823-3651
Rainer GauppUniversity Psychiatric Clinics Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2851-0961
Christoph E MeierUniversity Psychiatric Clinics Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5361-305X
Carl Bénédict RothUniversity Psychiatric Clinics Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6258-2059
Undine Emmi LangUniversity Psychiatric Clinics Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3585-6533
Christian G HuberUniversity Psychiatric Clinics Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2246-9008
University of Basel · CH

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDuring the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, psychiatric hospitals all over the world had to adapt their services to the prevailing governmental regulations. As a consequence, home office use and telepsychiatry boomed.

objectiveThe purpose of this study was to evaluate the potential of home office use, its adoption, and the association of home office use with employees' mental health in a large psychiatric university hospital in Switzerland.

methodsWe obtained and analyzed home office implementation and use data from the psychiatric university hospital's information technology services. We also conducted a cross-sectional web-based survey to assess the employees' attitudes toward the clinic's crisis management during the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020. Part of this web-based survey consisted of questions about home office use between March and June 2020, attitudes toward home office implementation, and mental health. Three mental health measures assessed depressive symptoms (Patient Health Questionnaire [PHQ]-2), anxiety (General Anxiety Disorder [GAD]-2), and stress factors (stress module of the PHQ-D); a cut-off score ≥3 was used for the PHQ-2 and GAD-2.

resultsOf the 200 participating employees, 69 reported that they had worked from home at least partially (34.5%). Home office use differed significantly across professional groups (χ

conclusionsIn general, home office implementation appears to be feasible for large psychiatric hospitals, however, it is not equally feasible for all professional groups. Professional groups that require personal contact with patients and technical or manual tasks must work onsite. Further evaluation of home office use in psychiatric hospitals up to the development of clinics that function merely online will follow in future research. The situation created by the COVID-19 pandemic served as a stepping stone to promote home office use and should be used to improve employees' work-life balance, to save employers costs and foster other benefits.

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anxietyCOVID-19depressionemployeesGAD-2General Anxiety Disorderhome officemental healthpandemicPatient Health QuestionnairePHQ-2PHQ-Dpsychiatrystress factors

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