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[Fatigue and mental workload among workers: about social distancing.]
Carlos Eduardo Venegas Tresierra1, Astrid Carolina Leyva Pozo1
1Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud. Escuela Profesional de Medicina Humana. Facultad de Medicina Humana. Universidad Privada Antenor Orrego. Trujillo. Perú.
Revista Espanola De Salud Publica
|October 9, 2020
Summary
Teleworking during COVID-19 can increase stress, leading to fatigue and mental burden. Monitoring these factors is crucial for maintaining a healthy work-life balance and ensuring occupational safety.
Area of Science:
- Occupational Health
- Public Health
- Psychology
Background:
- COVID-19 necessitated remote work for many, often without prior experience.
- Teleworkers face unplanned work environments and psychosocial risks, including stress.
- This review addresses fatigue and mental burden in the context of remote work.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe fatigue and mental burden in teleworkers via a literature review.
- To inform the community about promoting safe telework practices.
- To ensure a balanced quality of life for remote workers.
Main Methods:
- A bibliographic review of international literature was conducted.
- Searches were performed on Ebsco, PubMed, and Google Scholar.
- Information was gathered on fatigue and mental load, primarily from recent publications.
Main Results:
- Teleworking presents psychosocial risks, including work-related stress.
- Stress can be linked to fatigue, which is also a psychosocial risk.
- Mental workload, especially at its extremes, contributes to occupational fatigue.
Conclusions:
- Both fatigue and mental workload require careful monitoring in teleworkers.
- Extreme levels of fatigue and mental workload negatively impact work-life quality.
- Addressing these factors is essential for occupational health and well-being.
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