From the Department of Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, De Crespigny Park, London, SE5 8AF, UK (S.K., M.D., B.G.); and Department of Psychology, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XH, UK (B.G.).
J Occup Environ Med. 2023 Apr 1;65(4):330-336. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002757. Epub 2022 Nov 17.
The Spring 2020 UK COVID-19 lockdown required normally office-based workers to modify their work-related practices to work at home. This study explored workers' experiences of adapting to home working, health behaviors and well-being.
Twenty-seven home working employees (19 women; aged 23-57 years), from various industry sectors, gave individual semi-structured interviews. Topics focused on home working experiences, routine adaptations, and changes in health behaviors and well-being.
Four themes were extracted: changes to the work interface; adaptations to a new workspace; changes to work-life balance; and adjustments to a new social context. Notably, participants reported greater reliance on computer-based interactions, which they felt discouraged physical activity and increased sitting. Working in a domestic environment reportedly challenged work-home boundaries.
Work practices can incidentally detrimentally impact health-related behaviors and well-being. Organizations should develop policies and procedures to promote health-conducive home working.
2020 年春季英国 COVID-19 封锁要求通常在办公室工作的员工改变与工作相关的实践,在家中工作。本研究探讨了员工适应在家工作、健康行为和幸福感的经验。
27 名在家工作的员工(19 名女性;年龄 23-57 岁),来自不同的行业部门,进行了个人半结构化访谈。主题集中在在家工作的经验、日常适应、以及健康行为和幸福感的变化。
提取了四个主题:工作界面的变化;新工作空间的适应;工作与生活平衡的变化;以及新社会环境的调整。值得注意的是,参与者报告说更多地依赖基于计算机的交互,他们觉得这阻碍了身体活动,增加了久坐时间。在家中工作环境中,工作与家庭的界限据称受到了挑战。
工作实践可能会偶然对与健康相关的行为和幸福感产生不利影响。组织应制定促进健康的家庭工作政策和程序。