Mojtahedzadeh N, Rohwer E, Lengen J, Harth V, Mache S. [Health-promoting work design for telework in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic].
ZENTRALBLATT FUR ARBEITSMEDIZIN, ARBEITSSCHUTZ UND ERGONOMIE 2021;
71:69-74. [PMID:
33437133 PMCID:
PMC7790022 DOI:
10.1007/s40664-020-00419-1]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2020] [Accepted: 12/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND
The contact restrictions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic have led many companies to allow their employees to work from home for infection control reasons.
OBJECTIVE
This literature review explores the question in what way health-promoting work from home can be excercised.
RESULTS
Working from home requires consideration of the same guidelines just like those for office and computer workstations. To prevent negative mental and physical stress reactions, an ergonomic workstation design is recommended. Furthermore, the organization of working time (structuring the working day, adhering to breaks and regeneration units, and avoiding disturbances and interruptions) is of great importance for a health-promoting work design at home.
CONCLUSION
Important components of a health-promoting work design are temporal, spatial and mental separation of work and private life. Employees and their individual needs must be taken into account when designing a health-promoting workplace at home; however, the responsibility for implementing health-promoting work design mostly lies solely with the employees due to the ad hoc change of workplace.
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