Impacts of Working From Home During COVID-19 Pandemic on Physical and Mental Well-Being of Office Workstation Users.

J Occup Environ Med

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California (Ms Xiao, Dr Becerik-Gerber); USC Institute for Creative Technologies, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California (Dr Lucas); Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California (Dr Roll).

Published: March 2021

Objective: To understand impacts of social, behavioral and physical factors on well-being of office workstation users during COVID-19 work from home (WFH).

Methods: A questionnaire was deployed from April 24 to June 11, 2020 and 988 responses were valid. Linear regression, multinomial logistic regression and chi-square tests were used to understand factors associated with overall physical and mental health statuses and number of new physical and mental health issues.

Results: Decreased overall physical and mental well-being after WFH were associated with physical exercise, food intake, communication with coworkers, children at home, distractions while working, adjusted work hours, workstation set-up and satisfaction with workspace indoor environmental factors.

Conclusion: This study highlights factors that impact workers' physical and mental health well-being while WFH and provides a foundation for considering how to best support a positive WFH experience.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7934324PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000002097DOI Listing

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