Home Office, Health Behavior and Workplace Health Promotion of Employees in the Telecommunications Sector during the Pandemic
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. Theoretical Background
1.2. Health Behaviour and Workplace Health Promotion in Times of Pandemic
1.3. Purpose of Study
1.4. Hypotheses
- mainly positive health status and behavior,
- a relatively positive emotional and mental state,
- a clear expectation in workplace health promotion;
- background variables (gender, age, and job classification) demonstrate meaningful differences in the results.
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Sampling
2.2. Measures
2.3. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Sample Characteristics
3.2. Differences by Background Factors
4. Discussion
Limitations
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Statement | Ranking | Min | Max | Mean | SD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
In home office, I eat healthier than before | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2.80 | 0.91 |
In quarantine, I consume more coffee and/or stimulants than before | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1.66 | 0.82 |
In quarantine, I consume more alcohol than before | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1.54 | 0.64 |
In quarantine, I smoke more than before | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1.17 | 0.38 |
Statement | Ranking | Min | Max | Mean | SD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Working in home office is suitable for me | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3.13 | 0.65 |
Quarantine is easy for me and is not a major problem | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3.04 | 0.76 |
I think quarantine is tolerable in the long term | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2.67 | 1.03 |
More weekly overtime and longer working hours in quarantine | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2.50 | 0.89 |
I think I work more efficiently at my workplace than in home office | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2.00 | 0.87 |
More/greater expectations in quarantine than before | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1.98 | 0.80 |
Statement | Ranking | Min | Max | Mean | SD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
I miss my old life | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2.41 | 0.91 |
I feel duller and lazier in quarantine | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1.72 | 0.81 |
I am more irritable and stressed in quarantine than before | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1.65 | 0.82 |
I feel more depressed in quarantine than before | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1.61 | 0.71 |
In quarantine, my partner and I argue more easily and more often, and we may even fight | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1.57 | 0.65 |
In quarantine, I think my mental state is deteriorating | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1.48 | 0.66 |
I often get bored in quarantine; I find it hard to tie myself down | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1.48 | 0.69 |
Statement | Ranking | Min | Max | Mean | SD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
I can keep my life organized even in quarantine | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3.07 | 0.74 |
I spend more time sleeping in quarantine | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2.20 | 1.07 |
The quarantine will certainly reduce my fitness level | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1.93 | 0.98 |
I do less sport in quarantine than before | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1.91 | 0.91 |
In quarantine, I will most probably gain weight, I am going to be fatter | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1.67 | 0.84 |
My joints (spine, back, waist, hips, and other orthopedic complaints) hurt more in quarantine | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1.59 | 0.75 |
Statement | Ranking | Min | Max | Mean | SD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
I usually avoid harmful addictions | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3.35 | 0.95 |
I usually feel well | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3.30 | 0.70 |
I usually take care of my health | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3.15 | 0.67 |
I am usually motivated to do sports | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3.11 | 0.88 |
I usually enjoy my work | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3.02 | 0.58 |
I usually lead a physically active and sporty lifestyle | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2.93 | 0.83 |
I usually pick groceries based on their ingredients | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2.89 | 0.88 |
I usually have enough free time | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2.61 | 0.88 |
There are sports facilities in my home (gym, garden, large terrace, sports court, swimming pool) | 9 | 1 | 4 | 2.39 | 1.20 |
I usually pick groceries based on their price | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2.09 | 0.69 |
Statement | Ranking | Min | Max | Mean | SD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
I think the management of my workplace is open to setting up and running an internal health promotion team | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3.26 | 0.61 |
At my workplace workload management (e.g., deadlines, pace of work, workload) helps optimize the workload of employees | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2.65 | 0.77 |
I would happily participate in a repeated, extended fitness assessment | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2.54 | 0.91 |
Sample (n = 46) | Gender | Age | Position | ||||
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Sub-Scale | Female (n = 19) | Male (n = 27) | <35 (n = 14) | 35+ (n = 32) | Employee (n = 38) | Manager (n = 8) | |
Nutrition and substance use during quarantine | 9.49 ± 3.44 | 9.60 ± 3.33 | 9.42 ± 3.57 | 8.17 ± 2.29 | 10.07 ± 3.73 | 8.97 ± 3.49 | 11.86 ± 2.04 |
Working in quarantine | 17.39 ± 2.98 | 18.27 ± 2.37 | 16.83 ± 3.23 | 16.42 ± 2.97 | 17.82 ± 2.94 | 17.53 ± 2.94 | 16.71 ± 3.30 |
Emotional and mental impacts in quarantine | 22.87 ± 3.71 | 23.80 ± 2.98 | 22.29 ± 4.05 | 21.75 ± 4.05 | 23.37 ± 3.51 | 22.97 ± 3.63 | 22.43 ± 4.32 |
Fitness and health in quarantine | 18.05 ± 2.72 | 18 ± 2.95 | 18.08 ± 2.64 | 18.25 ± 2.38 | 17.96 ± 2.90 | 18.13 ± 2.74 | 17.71 ± 2.81 |
Health behavior in everyday life | 29.56 ± 2.76 | 29.60 ± 2.67 | 29.54 ± 2.87 | 30.42 ± 2.97 | 29.19 ± 2.63 | 30.06 ± 2.63 | 27.29 ± 2.29 |
Workplace health promotion | 8.64 ± 1.37 | 8.80 ± 1.08 | 8.54 ± 1.53 | 8.92 ± 1.51 | 8.52 ± 1.31 | 8.50 ± 1.30 | 9.29 ± 1.60 |
MANOVA | ||||||
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Factors | df | Approx. F | Trace Pillai | df1 | df2 | p |
Gender | 1 | 0.458 | 0.084 | 6 | 30 | 0.833 |
Age | 1 | 0.994 | 0.166 | 6 | 30 | 0.447 |
Position | 1 | 2.398 | 0.324 | 6 | 30 | 0.052 |
Residuals | 35 |
ANOVA | ||||
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Sub-Scale | df1 | df2 | F | p |
Nutrition and substance use during quarantine | 1 | 37 | 4.412 | 0.043 1 |
Working in quarantine | 1 | 37 | 0.425 | 0.518 |
Emotional and mental impacts in quarantine | 1 | 37 | 0.119 | 0.732 |
Fitness and health in quarantine | 1 | 37 | 0.128 | 0.723 |
Health behavior in everyday life | 1 | 37 | 6.680 | 0.014 1 |
Workplace health promotion | 1 | 37 | 1.946 | 0.171 |
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Tánczos, Z.; Zala, B.B.; Szakály, Z.; Tóth, L.; Bognár, J. Home Office, Health Behavior and Workplace Health Promotion of Employees in the Telecommunications Sector during the Pandemic. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 11424. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191811424
Tánczos Z, Zala BB, Szakály Z, Tóth L, Bognár J. Home Office, Health Behavior and Workplace Health Promotion of Employees in the Telecommunications Sector during the Pandemic. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(18):11424. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191811424
Chicago/Turabian StyleTánczos, Zoltán, Borbála Bernadett Zala, Zsolt Szakály, László Tóth, and József Bognár. 2022. "Home Office, Health Behavior and Workplace Health Promotion of Employees in the Telecommunications Sector during the Pandemic" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 18: 11424. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191811424