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Work Functioning Impairment and Telework: Influence of Family Cohabiting Situation
Ai Yoshida1, Makoto Okawara, Ryutaro Matsugaki
1From the Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, School of Medicine (A.Y., S.M.), Department of Environmental Epidemiology, Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences (M.O., Y.F.), Department of Work Systems and Health, Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences (R.M.), Department of Occupational Health Practice and Management, Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences (T.N.), Disaster Occupational Health Center, Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences (S.T.), Department of Mental Health, Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences (H.E.), and Department of Environmental Health, School of Medicine (M.T.), University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, Kitakyushu, Japan.
Objectives:
To clarify the association between telework with family members at home and work functioning impairment.
Methods:
A cross-sectional survey was conducted in 27,036 participants. Having children or cohabitants in need of care at home during telework was considered an exposure factor. Multilevel logistic regression analysis was used to calculate odds ratios (ORs) for work functioning impairment, assessed by The Work Functioning Impairment Scale (WFun).
Results:
Participants living with cohabitants in need of care at home had higher odds of work functioning impairment, whereas those living with preschool children or a spouse had lower odds. Participants living with children or cohabitants in need of care at home during telework had higher odds.
Conclusions:
We found an association between having children or cohabitants in need of care at home during telework and work functioning impairment.
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