The effects of telecommuting and family cohabiting situation on psychological distress in Japanese workers during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A cross‐sectional study

Objective This study aimed to determine whether telecommuting's impact on psychological distress differed depending on the status of workers' cohabiting family members during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Methods We collected data from 33 302 workers in Japan through an Internet survey, and inclu...

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Published in:Journal of occupational health 2023-01, Vol.65 (1), p.e12391-n/a
Main Authors: Ikenouchi, Atsuko, Fujino, Yoshihisa, Matsugaki, Ryutaro, Mafune, Kosuke, Ando, Hajime, Nagata, Tomohisa, Tateishi, Seiichiro, Yoshimura, Reiji, Tsuji, Mayumi, Ogami, Akira, Hino, Ayako, Eguchi, Hisashi, Muramatsu, Keiji, Mori, Koji, Okawara, Makoto, Kuwamura, Mami, Matsuda, Shinya, Ishimaru, Tomohiro, Igarashi, Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alcohol
caregiving
Children
Cohabitation
cohabiting family
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
COVID-19 - epidemiology
COVID‐19 pandemic
Cross-Sectional Studies
East Asian People
Education
Elementary schools
Employment
Families & family life
Family income
Humans
Infections
Marital status
Occupational health
Original
Pandemics
Preschool children
Productivity
Psychological Distress
Psychological stress
Surveys
Telecommuting
Teleworking
Workers
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Summary:Objective This study aimed to determine whether telecommuting's impact on psychological distress differed depending on the status of workers' cohabiting family members during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Methods We collected data from 33 302 workers in Japan through an Internet survey, and included 27 036 valid responses in the analysis. The survey included items on family cohabitation and telecommuting status during the COVID‐19 pandemic. We assessed workers' psychological distress using the Kessler 6. Results The psychological distress odds ratios (ORs) were higher for participants who lived with family members requiring care (OR = 1.38, P 
ISSN:1348-9585
1341-9145
1348-9585
DOI:10.1002/1348-9585.12391