Telework and worker health and well-being: a review and recommendations for research and practice.

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• Personal Author:
  Beckel JLO ; Fisher, Gwenith G.
• Description:
  Telework (also referred to as telecommuting or remote work), is defined as working outside of the conventional office setting, such as within one's home or in a remote office location, often using a form of information communication technology to communicate with others (supervisors, coworkers, subordinates, customers, etc.) and to perform work tasks. Remote work increased over the last decade and tremendously in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of this article is to review and critically evaluate the existing research about telework and worker health and well-being. In addition, we review and evaluate how engaging in this flexible form of work impacts worker health and well-being. Specifically, we performed a literature search on the empirical literature related to teleworking and worker health and well-being, and reviewed articles published after the year 2000 based on the extent to which they had been discussed in prior reviews. Next, we developed a conceptual framework based on our review of the empirical literature. Our model explains the process by which telework may affect worker health and well-being in reference to individual, work/life/family, organizational, and macro level factors. These components are explained in depth, followed by methodological and fundamental recommendations intended to guide future research, policies, and practices to maximize the benefits and minimize the harms associated with telework, and offer recommendations for future research. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Occupational Health Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Flexible Work Arrangements; Remote Work; Telework; Worker Health; Worker Well-being Workers; Work Environment; Worker Health; Communication Systems; Task Performance; Models; Work-life Balance;
• ISSN:
  1660-4601
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; OSHA Region 8
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  19
• Issue:
  7
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20064973
• Citation:
  Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022 Apr; 19(7):3879
• Contact Point Address:
  Julia L. O. Beckel, Department of Psychology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523
• Email:
  julia.buck@colostate.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2022
• Performing Organization:
  University of Colorado, Denver
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20070701
• Source Full Name:
  International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:90bf92365c1169c76c2080d269e2b7c90d6498a6c5a29416c1c9d6528e2185b0ec19fc44dc734db824ffe50c4ae82d1fcaf29509e303855f912458aa85e4e8fc
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/249291/cdc_249291_DS1.pdf
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