Relationship between insomnia and working from home among Korean domestic workers: results from the 5th Korean working condition survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Social distancing has been increasingly implemented following the COVID-19 pandemic and more people have been working from home. Consequently, the screen time has increased, which can disrupt the natural sleep-wake cycle and delay sleep onset. Given that studies on the health of employees who work from home remain insufficient, particularly with respect to the risk of sleep disorders including insomnia, this study aimed to assess the relationship between working from home and insomnia among workers using data from the 5th Working Conditions Survey conducted in Korea.

Methods

Of 30,108 wage workers, we enrolled 818 employees who worked from home and 4,090 employees who worked from the office, a 1:5 pair sample based on sex and occupational group. Personal and occup

SUBMITTER: Lee L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10353197 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature