ArticleJournal of occupational health2021
Barriers and facilitators of productivity while working from home during pandemic.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- The relationship between homeworking during COVID-19 and both, mental health, and productivity: a systematic review.BMC psychology · 2023Pooled it
- Effects of Sedentary Behavior Interventions on Mental Well-Being and Work Performance While Working from Home during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
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- Health of teleworkers: a scoping review on the assessment of the work-from-home environment.Journal of occupational health · 2026Article
- Not All Workers Experience Equal Sleep Changes: Insights from the "WorkInCovid" Project.Clocks & sleep · 2025Article
- Work Disability and Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Teleworkers: A Scoping Review.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Organizational and occupational health issues with working remotely during the pandemic: a scoping review of remote work and health.Journal of occupational health · 2024Article
- The changing dynamics of work from home and its association with sleep disturbance through work-family conflict during the COVID-19 pandemic.Journal of occupational health · 2024Article
- Telecommuting during the COVID-19: the role of job demand and control on health outcomes.Annals of occupational and environmental medicine · 2024Article
- Association between work from home and health-related productivity loss among Korean employees.Annals of occupational and environmental medicine · 2024Article
- Home as a new physical workplace: a causal model for understanding the inextricable link between home environment, work productivity, and well-being.Industrial health · 2023Article
- Work from home-related musculoskeletal pain during the COVID-19 pandemic: A rapid review.International journal of osteopathic medicine : IJOM · 2023Review
- How to Alleviate Feelings of Crowding in a Working from Home Environment: Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Impact of digital stress on negative emotions and physical complaints in the home office: a follow up study.Health psychology and behavioral medicine · 2023Article
- Work fatigue during COVID-19 lockdown teleworking: the role of psychosocial, environmental, and social working conditions.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Combined effect of work from home and work during nonwork time on sleep disturbance.Annals of occupational and environmental medicine · 2023Article
- Telework Conditions, Ergonomic and Psychosocial Risks, and Musculoskeletal Problems in the COVID-19 Pandemic.Journal of occupational and environmental medicine · 2022Article
- Working from home and productivity under the COVID-19 pandemic: Using survey data of four manufacturing firms.PloS one · 2021Article
- Barriers and facilitators of productivity while working from home during pandemic.Journal of occupational health · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectivesThis study aims to characterize the working environment, stress levels, and psychological detachment of employees working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines and investigate their relationship to productivity and musculoskeletal symptoms.
methodsStructural equation modeling was used to examine the direct effect of workstation characteristics, stress, and musculoskeletal symptoms to productivity and the indirect effect of psychological detachment to productivity. Data were gathered from a survey of employees working from home during the pandemic from different industries (n = 352). Multigroup analysis was also conducted to determine the effect of age, having a spouse, and having children less than 18 years old, to the model.
resultsErgonomic suitability of the workstation (WES) has a significant effect on musculoskeletal symptoms (MSS) (β = -0.31, SE = 0.06; p < .001). Both workstation suitability (β = -0.24, SE = 0.03; p < .001) and workstation ergonomic suitability (β = -0.18, SE = 0.01; p < .01) inversely affect STR. Psychological detachment has a significant inverse effect on stress (β = -0.31, SE = 0.07; p < .001) and stress has a significant negative effect on productivity (β = -0.13, SE = 0.09; p = .03). Multigroup analyses showed that stress significantly affected the productivity of those without spouses and young employees.
conclusionWorkstation suitability helps improve the productivity of people working from home while stress negatively affects it. Workstation ergonomic suitability and musculoskeletal symptoms have no significant effect.
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