Working environment at home and mental health in employees working from home in Japan during COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This cross-sectional study aimed to examine the associations of a poor working environment at home with psychological distress and psychosomatic symptoms in employees working from home in Japan during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

The data obtained in October 2021 from an online cohort of full-time employees (E- COCO- J) were used. Participants who worked from home for at least some days per month were included. The poor working environment at home was assessed using 11 items based on the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare recommended checklist. The score ranged from 0 to 11. Psychological distress and psychosomatic symptoms were measured by the Brief Job Stress Questionnaire (BJSQ). The associations between total scores of poor working environment a

SUBMITTER: Sasaki N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10279940 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature