Telework and health effects review

Aida Isabel Tavares

Abstract


Telework is an increasingly popular flexible working arrangement. The aim of this article is to describe the features that characterize telework. The advantages and disadvantages of teleworking are outlined, as well as its effects on the health of the worker. The method used was a literature review. The outputs of this search show that in general, empirical evidence favours a positive association between telework and worker health. However, there are also negative impacts on health such as stress and depression. The overall conclusion is that telework is likely to yield more good than bad for individual health.


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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5430/ijh.v3n2p30

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International Journal of Healthcare  ISSN 2377-7338(Print)  ISSN 2377-7346(Online)

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