Working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic, its effects on health, and recommendations: The pandemic and beyond

Canan Birimoglu Okuyan; Mehmet A Begen

doi:10.1111/ppc.12847

Working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic, its effects on health, and recommendations: The pandemic and beyond

Perspect Psychiatr Care. 2022 Jan;58(1):173-179. doi: 10.1111/ppc.12847. Epub 2021 May 18.

Authors

Canan Birimoglu Okuyan^{1

2}, Mehmet A Begen³

Affiliations

¹ Gait and Brain Lab, Parkwood Institute, Western University, London, Canada.
² Department of Nursing, Sakarya University of Applied Sciences, Sakarya, Turkey.
³ Ivey Business School, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.

Abstract

Purpose: We provide an overview of how to work from home during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and what measures should be taken to minimize the negative effects of working from during this time.

Conclusions: The COVID-19 pandemic has forced an adaptation process for the whole world and working life. One of the most adaptation measures is working from home. Working from home comes with challenges and concerns but it also has favorable aspects.

Practice implications: It is crucial to develop and implement best practices for working from home to maintain a good level of productivity, achieve the right level of work and life balance and maintain a good level of physical and mental health.

Keywords: COVID-19; mental health; physical health; working from home.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

COVID-19*
Efficiency
Humans
Mental Health
Pandemics* / prevention & control
SARS-CoV-2