Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

  • Volume 35
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  • Pages.28.1-28.12
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  • 2023
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  • 1225-3618(pISSN)
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  • 2052-4374(eISSN)
The Korean Society of Occupational & Environmental Medicine (대한직업환경의학회)
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Combined effect of work from home and work during nonwork time on sleep disturbance

  • Jiyoung Lim (Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Ajou University Hospital) ;
  • Hyundong Lee (Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Ajou University Hospital) ;
  • Jae Bum Park (Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Ajou University Hospital) ;
  • Kyung-Jong Lee (Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Ajou University Hospital) ;
  • Inchul Jeong (Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Ajou University Hospital) ;
  • Jaehyuk Jung (Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Ajou University Hospital)
  • Received : 2023.01.16
  • Accepted : 2023.06.28
  • Published : 2023.12.31
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Abstract

Background: Owing to the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, being exposed to work from home and work during nonwork time simultaneously can lead to sleep disturbance; however, their combined effect is unclear. We aimed to investigate the combined effect of work from home and work during nonwork time on sleep disturbance. Methods: This study used data from the Sixth Korean Working Condition Survey and included 27,473 paid workers. Logistic regression analysis was conducted to investigate the relationship between work from home, work during nonwork time, and sleep disturbance according to sex. We re-classified participants into 4 groups based on their working from home (No/Yes) and working during nonwork time (No/Yes). The relative excess risk due to interaction was calculated to examine the effect of exposure to both telecommuting and non-regular work hours on sleep disturbance. Results: Workers exposed to work from home and work during nonwork time had significantly higher risks of sleep disturbance for all, men, and women workers (OR [95% CI]: 1.71 [1.46-2.02], 1.79 [1.43-2.23], and 1.64 [1.29-2.08] for work from home and 3.04 [2.70-3.42], 3.61 [3.09-4.22], and 2.41 [2.01-2.90] for work during nonwork time, respectively). Compared to those who were not exposed to both factors, when workers had both job factors, the ORs (95% CI) of sleep disturbance for all, men, and women were 3.93 (2.80-5.53), 5.08 (3.21-8.03), and 2.91 (1.74-4.87), respectively. The relative excess risk due to interaction of work from home and work during nonwork time was not significant for sleep disturbance. Conclusions: Work from home and work during nonwork time were each associated with sleep disturbance, but the interaction between the two factors on sleep disturbance was not observed in both men and women.

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