Telecommuting Frequency and Preference among Japanese Workers According to Regional Cumulative Covid-19 Incidence

A Cross-Sectional Study

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ID16913899
AuthorsHiroka Baba (0000-0002-2394-2362, University of Occupational and Environmental Health Japan), Kazunori Ikegami (0000-0001-5486-8639, University of Occupational and Environmental Health Japan), Hajime Ando (0000-0001-7717-0030, University of Occupational and Environmental Health Japan), Hisashi Eguchi (0000-0002-4153-8574, University of Occupational and Environmental Health Japan), Mayumi Tsuji (0000-0001-8005-9069, University of Occupational and Environmental Health Japan), Seiichiro Tateishi (0000-0002-9774-6479, University of Occupational and Environmental Health Japan), Masako Nagata (0000-0002-2459-2624, University of Occupational and Environmental Health Japan), Sandy Matsuda (0000-0002-8472-8909, University of Occupational and Environmental Health Japan), Shinya Matsuda (0000-0002-7541-7914), Yoshihisa Fujino (0000-0002-9126-206X, University of Occupational and Environmental Health Japan), for the CORoNaWork project
Year2022
Volume12
Issue1
Publication date2022-01-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSAGE Open (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2158-2440 • E-ISSN: 2158-2440
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/21582440221082134
OpenAlexW4226495825
LanguageEN
References cited9

This study aimed to examine the relationship between telecommuting and the regional cumulative COVID-19 incidence. This was a cross-sectional study analyzing 13,468 office workers. The participant groups, according to the level of cumulative COVID-19 incidence by prefecture, were used as the predictor variable, and telecommuting frequency and preference were used as outcomes. We employed an ordinal logistic regression analysis. In regions with a high cumulative COVID-19 incidence, the proportion of participants who telecommuted more than 2 days per week was 34.7%, which was approximately 20% higher than in other regions. Telecommuting preference was stronger in areas with higher COVID-19 influence. However, in other regions, the proportion of participants who did not want to telecommute was higher than that of those who wanted to telecommute. We found that telecommuting frequency and preference were higher in regions with high cumulative COVID-19 incidence

Cohort · Cross-sectional study · Cumulative incidence · Geography · Logistic regression · Ordered logit · Preference · Statistics · Telecommuting · COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts · Demography · Engineering · Mathematics · Medicine · Place Attachment and Urban Studies · Urban Green Space and Health · Internal Medicine

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