Impact of remote work on the occupational health of healthcare workers during the Covid-19 pandemic

• Autores: Dávila-Morán, Roberto Carlos, Castillo-Sáenz, Rafael Alan, Vargas-Murillo, Alfonso Renato, Dávila, Leonardo Velarde, Nizama, José Leonor Ruiz, Quezada, Dimna Zoila Alfaro, Pareja, Carla Giuliana Guanilo, Soto, Juan Manuel Sánchez, Cajas, Renzo Fidel Pasquel, Bravo, Veronica Tomasa Cajas
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2023
• Institución: Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas
• Repositorio: UPC-Institucional
• Lenguaje: inglés
• OAI Identifier: oai:repositorioacademico.upc.edu.pe:10757/673173
• Enlace del recurso: http://hdl.handle.net/10757/673173
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Covid-19; Healthcare Workers; Occupational Health; Remote Work

Introduction: since the appearance of Covid-19, remote work was implemented in different occupations on a global scale, aiming to continue with the development of activities. In this sense, occupational health was affected in different ways, especially in the case of health workers. Objective: analyze the impact of remote work on the occupational health of healthcare workers during the Covid-19 pandemic. Method: the study had a quantitative approach, non-experimental design, and correlational scope. There was a sample of 35 health professionals from a public institution in Lima, Peru. The questionnaire had 28 questions, with a Likert-type scale for the answers. Results: the participants expressed that there is a 45,7 % very good level of remote work and 37,1 % a regular level of occupational health. In addition, the existence of a moderate negative correlation between remote work and occupational health was verified, with r=-0,516 and sig<0,001. Conclusions: a very good level of perception of remote work was obtained, but a regular level in occupational health. In addition, it was verified that remote work has a negative impact on the occupational health of health workers, in the context of the Covid-19 crisis. This serves as a foundation for future emergencies as well as improving the adoption of remote work and its impact on occupational health.