Aspects of telework associated with mental distress among labor court workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Q4 Medicine
Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Trabalho Pub Date : 2025-07-23 eCollection Date: 2025-04-01 DOI:10.47626/1679-4435-2025-1336
Francielle Barbosa Prado, Sergio Roberto de Lucca
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Abstract

Introduction: The abrupt imposition of teleworking during the COVID-19 pandemic brought challenges that negatively affected the mental health of workers.

Objectives: To identify aspects of telework and individual characteristics associated with mental distress among Brazilian labor court staff during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: This cross-sectional study included 1,028 workers. Independent variables were assessed using a sociodemographic and occupational questionnaire and a Likert scale instrument to measure participant perceptions about telework. Mental distress was assessed using the Self-Reporting Questionnaire. The relationship between variables was assessed with Pearson's chi-square test or Fisher's exact test. The association between the independent variables and the outcome was analyzed through logistic regression.

Results: Mental distress was identified in 37.3% of the participants. The variables associated with the outcome were: women, not living with a partner, living with a care-dependent person, agreeing that telework has led to increased family conflict and loneliness. Mental distress was also associated with neutrality or agreement with statements on: difficulty with self-discipline, difficulty disconnecting from work, and feelings of guilt.

Conclusions: The characteristics of individual workers and of telework are potential contributing factors to mental distress among teleworkers, indicating the relevance of preventive initiatives for this population.

在COVID-19大流行期间,远程工作与劳动法庭工作人员精神困扰的相关方面。
导言:2019冠状病毒病大流行期间突然强制实施远程工作带来了挑战,对工人的心理健康产生了负面影响。目的:确定与COVID-19大流行期间巴西劳动法庭工作人员精神困扰相关的远程工作方面和个人特征。方法:对1028名工人进行横断面研究。使用社会人口学和职业问卷和李克特量表来评估独立变量,以测量参与者对远程工作的看法。使用自我报告问卷评估精神压力。变量之间的关系用Pearson卡方检验或Fisher精确检验进行评估。通过logistic回归分析自变量与结果的相关性。结果:37.3%的参与者存在精神困扰。与结果相关的变量是:女性,不和伴侣住在一起,和依赖照顾的人住在一起,同意远程办公导致家庭冲突和孤独感增加。精神痛苦还与中立或同意以下陈述有关:难以自律、难以脱离工作、有内疚感。结论:员工个人和远程办公的特点是导致远程工作者精神痛苦的潜在因素,这表明了对这一人群采取预防措施的相关性。
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Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Trabalho
Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Trabalho Medicine-Physiology (medical)
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