Remote work and long-term sickness absence due to mental disorder trends among Japanese workers pre/post COVID-19

被引：0

作者：

Deguchi, Yasuhiko ^{[1
,2
]}

Iwasaki, Shinichi ^{[1
]}

Uesaka, Yuki ^{[1
]}

Okawa, Yutaro ^{[1
]}

Okura, Shohei ^{[1
]}

Maekubo, Kunio ^{[1
]}

Matsunaga, Ayaka ^{[1
]}

Kageyama, Yuki ^{[1
]}

Inoue, Koki ^{[1
,2
]}

机构：

[1] Osaka Metropolitan Univ, Grad Sch Med, Dept Neuropsychiat, Osaka, Japan

[2] Osaka Occupat Hlth Support Ctr, Osaka, Japan

来源：

PLOS ONE | 2025年 / 20卷 / 03期

关键词：

HEALTH; METAANALYSIS; LIFE; HOME;

D O I：

10.1371/journal.pone.0319825

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

Aims The aim of this study was to ascertain whether there has been an increase in the number of workers with long-term sickness absence due to mental disorders (LTSA-MD) and determine the impact of remote work on new LTSA-MD cases.Methods A web-based questionnaire was sent to 2,552 company offices with 150 or more workers in Osaka Prefecture. Data were obtained on the number of workers with LTSA-MD between April 1, 2019, and March 31, 2020 (fiscal year 2019) and between April 1, 2020, and March 31, 2021 (fiscal year 2020), along with their MD diagnoses (adjustment disorder [AD], depressive disorder [DEP], etc.). The difference in the number of new LTSA-MD, LTSA-AD, and LTSA-DEP cases between the fiscal years was evaluated, as well as the number of LTSA-MD cases per 100 employees. An independent t-test was used to compare the groups.Results DEP was the most prevalent condition, followed by AD. The number of workers with LTSA-MD nominally decreased from fiscal 2019 to fiscal year 2020, with no significant difference. There were no significant differences between fiscal year 2020 and fiscal year 2019 regarding LTSA-MD, LTSA-AD, and LTSA-DEP in offices with and without a remote work model.Conclusions The number of non-public workers with LTSA-MD did not increase during the COVID-19 pandemic, with no significant difference observed between offices with and without a remote work model. This provides preliminary evidence of a potential protective effect of remote work against LTSA-DEP.

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