ArticleBuilding and environment2024
Home indoor air quality and cognitive function over one year for people working remotely during COVID-19.
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5 citing papers in PubMed.
- Gender differences in the influence of environmental hazards on dementia in older adults.The Gerontologist · 2026Article
- Health of teleworkers: a scoping review on the assessment of the work-from-home environment.Journal of occupational health · 2026Article
- Associations between indoor air exposures and cognitive test scores among university students in classrooms with increased ventilation rates for COVID-19 risk management.Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology · 2025Article
- New considerations for representing moisture in indoor thermal conditions: Associations between enthalpy, cognitive performance, and thermal sensations.Indoor environments · 2025Article
- Does working from home work? That depends on the home.PloS one · 2024Article
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Abstract
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic triggered an increase in remote work-from-home for office workers. Given that many homes now function as offices despite not being designed to support office work, it is critical to research the impact of indoor air quality (IAQ) in homes on the cognitive performance of people working from home. In this study, we followed 206 office workers across the U.S. over one year under remote or hybrid-remote settings during 2021-2022. Participants placed two real-time, consumer-grade indoor environmental monitors in their home workstation area and bedroom. Using a custom smartphone application geofenced to their residential address, participants responded to surveys and periodic cognitive function tests, including the Stroop color-word interference test, Arithmetic two-digit addition/subtraction test, and Compound Remote Associates Task (cRAT). Exposures assessed included carbon dioxide (CO
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