TY - JOUR
AU - Clinchamps, Maëlys
AU - Dutheil, Frédéric
AU - Couarraze, Sébastien
AU - Decormeille, Guillaume
AU - Delamarre, Louis
AU - Marhar, Fouad
AU - Gbaglo, Karen
AU - Dorlhaic, Raimundo Avilès
AU - Berthon, Mickael
AU - Su-I-Liu, Andy
AU - Antunes, Samuel
AU - Pereira, Bruno
AU - Baker, Julien S.
AU - Charkhabi, Morteza
AU - Ugbolue, Ukadike Chris
AU - Bagheri, Reza
AU - Gil-Cosano, José J.
AU - Zak, Marek
AU - COVISTRESS Network
PY - 2025
DA - May
TI - Impact of teleworking on work-related and home-related stress at during the first global lockdown - the international COVISTRESS study
JO - Brain and Behavior
VL - 15
IS - 6
DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/brb3.70592
AB - Background The initial lockdown during the pandemic of COVID-19 led to adjustments in working conditions, including extensive use of telecommuting whenever possible, putatively influencing both work-related and home-related stress. Objectives Our aim was to measure the impact of teleworking on work-related and home-related during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods The international study was conducted using an online questionnaire to collect demographic and stress-related data from individuals worldwide during the 2020 pandemic year. Work-related and home-related stress levels were evaluated using an uncalibrated visual analog scale, with a range from 0 (none) to 100 (maximum). Results A total of 13,537 individuals from 44 countries completed the survey between January and June 2020. A total of 7356 individuals were engaged in professional activities. Of these, 6639 continued to work, of which 2573 carried on as usual and 4066 teleworked. The teleworkers demonstrated a considerably (p &lt; 0.001) lower level of work-related stress (58 ± 31.6) in comparison to those who maintained their usual work schedule (63.6 ± 31.1). However, there was no statistically significant variation in home-related stress between the two groups. The risk of high levels of work-related stress (stress &gt; 80) was multiplied by 1.76 in women (1.54 to 2.01; p &lt; 0.001), by 1.43 (1.27 to 1.61; p &lt; 0.001) for those who did not telework, by 5.31 (4.57 to 6.18; p &lt; 0.001) for those with high levels of home-related stress (stress &gt; 80), and by 1.46 (1.22 to 1.76; p &lt; 0.001) for those from continents outside Europe. Home-related stress is also a risk factor for work-related stress, and vice versa. Sociodemographic risk factors for higher levels of home-related stress were age &lt; 50 years old, women, working &lt; 50 h per week, continents outside Europe, and not teleworking were no longer risk factors. Conclusion Telework emerged as a viable option during the initial phase of the global pandemic. This mode of work was associated with lower levels of work-related stress compared to workers who were required to work in a conventional manner. In terms of home-related stress, telecommuters experienced more stress than those who continued to work as usual.
PB - Wiley
UR - https://research-portal.uws.ac.uk/en/publications/dae2a6bd-a3c6-40dd-b51d-2767409131ae
KW - Coronavirus (COVID-19)
KW - Digital health and technology
KW - Mental health and wellbeing
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