Impact of Work from Home Policy during the COVID-19 Pandemic on Mental Health and Reproductive Health of Women in Indonesia

Prabowo, Kevin Ardito; Ellenzy, Gabriela; Wijaya, Maria Cellina; Kloping, Yudhistira Pradnyan

doi:10.1080/19317611.2021.1928808

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“…The sudden shift to online classes from traditional teaching while working from home and lack of competencies related to ICT and unavailability of gadgets caused anxiety and other unforeseen mental health consequences and depressions which have led to an effect in productivity at work (Tuzovic and Kabadayi, 2020). This finding contradicted with the findings of Prabowo et al. (2022) who found that WFH policies during pandemic does not affect mental health.…”

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Effects of WFH on educators' wellbeing: mediating role of institutional head's support and moderating role of employees' self-efficacy at university level

Khan

Aslam²,

Asad³

et al. 2022

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PurposeThe present study aims to examine the effects of work from home (WFH) on employees' performance and wellbeing during the second wave of pandemic and to find out the effects of institutional head's support as mediating variables and employees' self-efficacy as moderating variables on employees' performance and wellbeing during WFH.Design/methodology/approachA quantitative approach with causal comparative research design was adopted to collect the data from the respondents. The participants of the study were 586 teachers from public and private universities of Karachi, Pakistan, who were teaching from home during the second wave of pandemic, selected randomly from the population. An adopted questionnaire was used to collect data which consists of six parts.FindingsResults found the positive significant effects of WFH on teachers' social wellbeing, negative significant effects on teachers' performance, their physical and mental wellbeing. No significant effects of WFH were found on teachers' financial wellbeing. The study also found that head's support plays a partially mediating significant role in the relationship between WFH and job performance, and social wellbeing, while no mediation on physical, social and financial wellbeing was found. Moderating effects of teachers' self-efficacy exist between the relationship of WFH and teachers' job performance, mental wellbeing and social wellbeing, while no effects exist between the relationship of WFH and teachers' physical and financial wellbeing.Originality/valueThe new research model will contribute significantly to education practitioners' knowledge, especially the government of Pakistan, which needs to measure their work from home policy's effectiveness during the pandemic.

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Effects of WFH on educators' wellbeing: mediating role of institutional head's support and moderating role of employees' self-efficacy at university level

Khan

Aslam²,

Asad³

et al. 2022

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“…In another study, as many as 84% of the women reported experiencing at least one symptom of a mental health disorder, with low mood, anxiety, and poor sleep being the most prevalent symptoms [30]. In Indonesia, a nationwide survey reported similar findings, with 48% of the women reporting psychological distress and 31.6% reporting menstrual changes [31]. However, these studies included women in the general population and studied the effects of the pandemic itself and the social restriction policy.…”

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Menstrual cycle changes and mental health states of women hospitalized due to COVID-19

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Purpose Many studies have evaluated the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women’s mental health and menstrual changes. However, most of these studies only included nonhospitalized COVID-19 patients, while information on hospitalized women is very limited. Thus, this study aimed to examine the mental health status and menstrual changes in hospitalized female COVID-19 patients. Methods A survey was administered to female COVID-19 patients in the isolation ward of a national referral hospital in Indonesia between January and August 2021, and the women were followed up 3 months after discharge. The survey evaluated menstrual patterns and mental health using the Self Reporting Questionnaire-29 (SRQ-29). Results The study enrolled 158 female patients. There was an increase in patients who had a cycle length of > 32 or < 24 days, and significant increases in menstrual irregularity and heavy menstrual bleeding were noted. Overall, 37.3% of the patients reported a change in menstrual pattern after infection with COVID-19. Based on SRQ-29 scores, 32.3% of the women had neurotic symptoms, 12.7% had psychotic symptoms, and 38.0% had symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder. Patients with symptoms of mental health disorders were twice as likely to report a menstrual change (OR 2.17, 95% CI 1.12–4.22; p = 0.021). Conclusion Menstrual changes and increased symptoms of mental health disorders occur in hospitalized female COVID-19 patients. The length of isolation was the key factor affecting overall menstrual changes and mental health in hospitalized female COVID-19 patients.

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“…A recent study amongst university students in Indonesia found 72% of reported mild depression (24) and a study within the general population reported people under 50 years experienced higher anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to older participants (25). Another study found 48% of Indonesian women experienced psychological distress as an impact of working from home (26). However, none of these studies employed the K10 to measure psychological distress.…”

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“…The ten-item scale is used widely for epidemiological and clinical purposes as a simple self-report tool to identify persons who require further assessment for depression and anxiety (16). Scores range from 1 to 50 and were collapsed into four categories: low (10-15); moderate (16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21); high (22)(23)(24)(25)(26)(27)(28)(29); and very high .…”

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Psychological Distress and Happiness of Men Who Have Sex With Men and Transgender People During the Coronavirus Disease-19 Pandemic: Is There a Need for Public Health Policy Intervention?

Septarini

Hendriks

Maycock

et al. 2021

Front. Public Health

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Since the global onset of COVID-19 in early 2020, the disease has significantly impacted mental health. This impact is likely to be further exacerbated for groups who were already marginalized. This paper shares results from a broader study of men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender people in Bali, Indonesia and includes a focus on psychological distress and happiness during the COVID-19 pandemic; applying sociodemographic and epidemiological characteristics as potential mediators. Psychological distress and the level of happiness were measured by The Kessler Psychological Distress (K10) and the Subjective Happiness Scale (SHS). A cross-sectional survey was conducted from July to September 2020. Of the 416 participants, complete data were available for 363 participants. The majority of participants were aged 26–40 years, currently single, were born outside Bali, were currently living in an urban area, and over one-third were living with HIV. While all were MSM, the majority identified as homosexual/tend to be homosexual (71.3%), however 54 (14.9%) identified themselves as heterosexual. The majority (251, 69.1%) reported moderate to very high psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic. The binary logistic regression analysis identified five factors to be significantly associated with higher psychological distress: being a student, reporting higher levels of stigma, had ever experienced discrimination, felt better prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, and less happy than the average person. When homosexual were compared with heterosexual participants, those who identified themselves as being homosexual reported significantly lower psychological distress compared to those identified themselves as heterosexual, which may be associated with these participants not disclosing their status as MSM and the stigma around MSM. Those who considered themselves to be less happy than the average person (316, 87.1%) were more likely to live with a partner and to report moderate to very high psychological distress. Based on the findings, interventions should focus on strategies to reduce stigma, provide non-discriminatory services, and improve access to essential health services.

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Impact of Work from Home Policy during the COVID-19 Pandemic on Mental Health and Reproductive Health of Women in Indonesia

Cited by 29 publications

References 32 publications

Effects of WFH on educators' wellbeing: mediating role of institutional head's support and moderating role of employees' self-efficacy at university level

Effects of WFH on educators' wellbeing: mediating role of institutional head's support and moderating role of employees' self-efficacy at university level

Menstrual cycle changes and mental health states of women hospitalized due to COVID-19

Psychological Distress and Happiness of Men Who Have Sex With Men and Transgender People During the Coronavirus Disease-19 Pandemic: Is There a Need for Public Health Policy Intervention?

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