The Effects of Telecommuting Intensity on Employee Health

Henke, Rachel Mosher; Benevent, Richele; Schulte, Patricia M.; Rinehart, Christine; Crighton, K. Andrew; Corcoran, Maureen K.

doi:10.4278/ajhp.141027-quan-544

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“…Although data specific to pharmacists is limited, other industries report improved job satisfaction, decreased absenteeism, improved organizational loyalty and retention, and improvements in employee health and wellness across industries. 8,11,12 A cross-industry meta-analysis of studies evaluating telecommuting practices detected positive associations with job satisfaction and organizational commitment as well as negative associations with work-family conflict, work exhaustion, and intent to resign. 8 Telecommuting has also been reported to confer health benefits.…”

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“…8 Telecommuting has also been reported to confer health benefits. 12 A single employer study found that part-time telecommuters within their organization were at lower risk of depression, obesity, inactivity, tobacco abuse, and alcohol abuse when compared with their in-office colleagues. Interestingly, the spectrum of benefits observed across telecommuting literature favors the use of part-time telecommuters versus full-time telecommuters, with the maximum benefit attained at approximately 15 hours per week.…”

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“…Interestingly, the spectrum of benefits observed across telecommuting literature favors the use of part-time telecommuters versus full-time telecommuters, with the maximum benefit attained at approximately 15 hours per week. 8,12 When we consider such benefits in the context of clinician burnout, the potential value of expanding telecommuting options for pharmacists becomes clear. As in other health professions, burnout rates among pharmacists have become problematic, with 53%-70% of pharmacists exhibiting a high degree of burnout.…”

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Leveraging telecommuting pharmacists in the post–COVID-19 world

Martin¹

2020

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association

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In response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, many industries, including pharmacy, rapidly expanded the use of telecommuting workers to assure business continuity and address social distancing needs. Advances in electronic health records and telepharmacy over the past 2 decades enabled pharmacy leaders to easily adapt their practice models to allow for telecommuting alternatives during the pandemic. While these changes were generally intended to be part of the short-term response, the sustained expansion of telecommuting within the pharmacy profession merits further exploration. Documented experience with telepharmacy and telehealth indicate a wide array of clinical and operational pharmacist activities that could be conducted by telecommuters. In addition, experience with telecommuters in other industries suggests potential benefits ranging from improving pharmacists' work-life balance to mitigating postpandemic financial burden. Health care organizations should consider integrating part-time telecommuter pharmacists into contemporary practice models to address other frontline issues and facilitate ongoing expansion of clinical pharmacy services to meet emerging patient needs.

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Section: Potential Benefitsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Potential Benefitsmentioning

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Leveraging telecommuting pharmacists in the post–COVID-19 world

Martin¹

2020

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association

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“…The advantages and disadvantages of telework, from the teleworker perspective, have been identified by several authors [14,[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26] and others have reviewed or listed them. [2,15,27,28] These are summarised in Table 2.…”

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Telework and health effects review

Tavares

2017

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Telework is an increasingly popular flexible working arrangement. The aim of this article is to describe the features that characterize telework. The advantages and disadvantages of teleworking are outlined, as well as its effects on the health of the worker. The method used was a literature review. The outputs of this search show that in general, empirical evidence favours a positive association between telework and worker health. However, there are also negative impacts on health such as stress and depression. The overall conclusion is that telework is likely to yield more good than bad for individual health.

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“…Si bien los beneficios del TT superan con creces al trabajo presencial, también tiene algunas desventajas que podrían afectar la salud física y por ende podrían incrementar el riesgo de sedentarismo y obesidad, propiciando el desarrollo de enfermedades cardiovasculares; (Pérez, 2010;Knox, Biddle, Esliger, Piggin, & Sherar, 2014;Henke et al, 2016;Organización Internacional de Trabajo, 2016;Sánchez et al, 2019;Gómez et al, 2020). Sin embargo, se podría concluir también que un programa de acompañamiento al teletrabajador en estos aspectos de salud, donde se promueva el ejercicio físico y la importancia de una nutrición adecuada respetando tiempos de comida y comidas balanceadas, podría solventar estas desventajas y reducir el riesgo del sedentarismo y desórdenes en los habitos alimentarios.…”

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Actividad física y tiempos de comida en teletrabajadores y funcionarios presenciales de una universidad estatal de Costa Rica

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Sáurez

2020

URJ

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INTRODUCCIÓN: el teletrabajo es una modalidad laboral relativamemente nueva en Costa Rica, su incursión en el campo laboral ha sido paulatino pero constante, ya que posee muchas ventajas para el empleador y el funcionario; sin embargo, algunos estudios han determinado que esta modalidad laboral, también presenta algunas desventajas en el ámbito de salud física. El sedentarismo y el incumplimiento en tiempos de comidas, son dos de las desventajas que señalan algunos autores como las principales variables que propician el desarrollo de obesidad y por ende un mayor riesgo de desarrollo de enfermedades cardiovasculares. OBJETIVO: comprobar las hipótesis alternativas de que a) los teletrabajadores realizan más actividad física que los trabajadores presenciales b) los teletrabajadores realizan más tiempos de comida con respecto a los trabajadores presenciales. MÉTODOS: se aplicó una encuesta al grupo de teletrabajadores obteniendo una respuesta de 241 participantes, se aplicó la misma encuesta a un grupo control de trabajadores presenciales obteniéndose una respuesta de 223 participantes. RESULTADOS: se rechazaron las hipótesis alternativas, puesto que los trabajadores presenciales son los que realizan más actividad física y cumplimiento de tiempos de comida. CONCLUSIÓN: El teletrabajo sigue presentando mayores ventajas para el empleador y el funcionario, sin embargo, las desventajas asociadas a esta modalidad como el sedentarismo y el incumplimiento en tiempos de comida podrían aumentar el riesgo de obesidad y enfermedades cardiovasculares.

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The Effects of Telecommuting Intensity on Employee Health

Abstract: Results suggest that employees may benefit from telecommuting opportunities.

Cited by 103 publications

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Leveraging telecommuting pharmacists in the post–COVID-19 world

Leveraging telecommuting pharmacists in the post–COVID-19 world

Telework and health effects review

Actividad física y tiempos de comida en teletrabajadores y funcionarios presenciales de una universidad estatal de Costa Rica

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