Relationship between Telework Jetlag and Perceived Psychological Distress among Japanese Hybrid Workers

Social jetlag is associated with physical and mental health problems. With the increased popularity of telework, we investigated a specific form of social jetlag that we termed "telework jetlag". This study aimed to clarify the relationship between telework jetlag-the difference in sleep and wake-up times between in-office and telework days-and mental health problems among Japanese hybrid workers. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 1789 participants from October to December 2021 using an online-based questionnaire. Telework jetlag, defined as the difference in the midsleep point between in-office and telework days, was investigated using two groups according to telework jetlag-those lagging <1 h versus ≥1 h. We used the six-item Kessler Scale as a nonspecific psychological distress scale for the outcome. Telework jetlag was significantly associated with psychological distress, and the ≥1 h group had a higher risk (odds ratio: 1.80) of developing high psychological distress (HPD) than the <1 h group in the multivariate analysis. Since most teleworkers are forced to have a hybrid work style that mixes going to work and teleworking, telework jetlag must be addressed to maintain the health of teleworkers.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:5

Enthalten in:

Clocks & sleep - 5(2023), 4 vom: 16. Okt., Seite 604-614

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Matsumoto, Yuuki [VerfasserIn]
Hino, Ayako [VerfasserIn]
Kumadaki, Kunitaka [VerfasserIn]
Itani, Osamu [VerfasserIn]
Otsuka, Yuichiro [VerfasserIn]
Kaneita, Yoshitaka [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Japanese
Journal Article
Mental health
Midsleep point
Psychological distress
Sleep
Social jetlag
Telework

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Date Revised 26.11.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/clockssleep5040040

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM363661255