Wütschert, Milena Sina; Romano-Pereira, Diana; Suter, Livia; Schulze, Hartmut; Elfering, Achim (2022). A systematic review of working conditions and occupational health in home office. Work, 72(3), pp. 839-852. IOS Press 10.3233/WOR-205239
Full text not available from this repository. (Request a copy)BACKGROUND
In times of the COVID-19 pandemic, employees around the world may be practicing part-time telework at home. Little is known about the working conditions at home and its impact on the employee's occupational health.
OBJECTIVE
This systematic review examines the working conditions at employees' homes, the work-related disorders associated with working from home, organizations' perceptions of ergonomics at home and how they support their teleworkers.
METHODS
A search of electronic databases (Cochrane Library, Embase, Medline, Google Scholar, Open Grey, Pedro, PsychInfo, PubPsych, Scopus and Web of Science) was performed. Twelve studies were included in this review.
RESULTS
The findings highlight the lack of ergonomic working conditions for home-based teleworkers. Furthermore, the results underline organizations' lack of awareness regarding home-based policies, ergonomics programs and the health-related consequences associated with the absence of ergonomic support.
CONCLUSION
These findings suggest that home-based teleworkers have increased health risks. This assumption is substantiated by the fact that most of the included studies reported teleworkers who have experienced musculoskeletal issues. These results underline the necessity for implementing ergonomic design recommendations, especially for working at home. Further research is needed to understand the impact of ergonomics programs and workplace design for working at home.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Review Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Psychology > Work and Organisational Psychology |
UniBE Contributor: |
Elfering, Achim |
Subjects: |
100 Philosophy > 150 Psychology 300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology |
ISSN: |
1875-9270 |
Publisher: |
IOS Press |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Pubmed Import |
Date Deposited: |
24 May 2022 14:03 |
Last Modified: |
02 Mar 2023 23:36 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.3233/WOR-205239 |
PubMed ID: |
35599524 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Home-based telework ergonomic remote work work policy |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/170212 |
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