Working from home, quality of life, and perceived productivity during the first 50-day COVID-19 mitigation measures in Austria. A cross-sectional study.

Autor/inn/en	Weitzer, Jakob; Papantoniou, Kyriaki; Seidel, Stefan; Klösch, Gerhard; Caniglia, Guido; Laubichler, Manfred; Bertau, Martin; Birmann, Brenda M.; Jaeger, Carlo C.; Zenk, Lukas; Steiner, Gerald; Schernhammer, Eva
Titel	Working from home, quality of life, and perceived productivity during the first 50-day COVID-19 mitigation measures in Austria. A cross-sectional study. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Homeoffice, Lebensqualität und wahrgenommene Produktivität während der ersten 50-tägigen COVID-19-Eindämmungsmaßnahmen in Österreich. Eine Querschnittsstudie.
Quelle	In: International archives of occupational and environmental health, 94 (2021) 8, S. 1823-1837 PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1432-1246
DOI	10.1007/s00420-021-01692-0
Schlagwörter	Selbsteinschätzung; Lebensalter; Familie; Leben; Pandemie; Lebensqualität; Gleichgewicht; Arbeit; Arbeitsproduktivität; Beruf; Qualifikation; Telearbeit; Auswirkung; Einflussfaktor; Geschlechtsspezifik; Arbeitnehmer; Österreich
Abstract	"Objectives: To explore changes in quality of life and perceived productivity, focusing on the efects of working from home during the frst COVID-19 50-day mitigation period in Austria. Methods: We conducted an Austrian-representative online survey (N=1010) of self-reported life- and work-related changes during the frst COVID-19 50-day mitigation period (March 16 through May 1 2020) compared to the situation before. We used multinominal logistic regression models to identify correlates of improved/decreased quality of life in the entire sample, and of improved/decreased productivity in a subsample of the working population (N=686). We also calculated age- and multivariable-adjusted ORs and 95% CIs of an improved/decreased quality of life and an improved/decreased productivity by work from home status. Results: During the COVID-19 mitigation period, quality of life improved in 17.5%, but decreased in 20.7% of the general Austrian population; perceived productivity at work increased in 12.7%, but decreased in 30.2% of the working population. Working from home during the mitigation period was associated with an increased quality of life (vs. none, partially: OR 2.07, 95% CI 1.09-3.91; all the time: 3.69, 1.86-7.29). In contrast, perceived productivity seemed to decrease when people worked from home (vs. none, partially: 1.42, 0.86-2.35; all the time: 1.48, 0.85-2.58). Working from home and related benefts were not equally distributed among gender, age, and educational attainment. Conclusions: A transition to more fexibility of workplace and working hours for employees could have important positive consequences for family and professional life, for stakeholders, for public health, and ultimately for the environment." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku, © Springer-Verlag).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2022/2