Monday 10 October is the World Mental Health Day 2022This is a topic that has been coming up quite often lately, although it is not being given the importance it deserves. In this post I pass on the Welfare to Work from Home Report 22, a European research carried out by NFONEuropean cloud-integrated business communications provider, which has surveyed workers across Europe to analyse the light and shadows of teleworking for mental health.
Among its main conclusions are the following:
- Self-medication37.1% of Spaniards have taken an over-the-counter supplement since working from home with the aim of increasing their well-being. 22% have done so to increase their concentration and 18.2% have done so to improve their rest. Among the most consumed non-prescription supplements to improve well-being, Spaniards admit to have increased their consumption of vitamins by 92%, plant extracts by 82.4%, tea by 91.4%, melatonin (related to sleep) by 71.9% and hemp by 46%.
- Telework stressors mapAmong Spaniards, the lack of sociability was one of the most decisive factors, with 37.11 PT3T of those surveyed feeling stressed by the lack of social interaction with colleagues as a result of working from home. Similarly, technical problems or so-called techno-stress, defined as fatigue and mental exhaustion due to the excessive use of technology, was also identified as a stress enhancer by 21.5% of respondents.
- The paradox of working from home: while 36% of Spaniards highlight as a positive point of teleworking having more time to spend with their family, 30% acknowledged having experienced an increase in workload and 26.8% in working hours. The positives and negatives contrast drastically: for the 36.81 PTw3T teleworking has meant a healthier diet and for 30.91 PTw3T an increase in time for sport. However, eating at home was a stress factor for 10.51 PTw3T of Spaniards and the lack of distinction between private and professional life was considered distressing for 30.81 PTw3T of them.
- Job resignation as an escape route: 25.6% of Spaniards plan to quit their job as a result of their experience of working from home, while 8.9% have already quit their job for this reason. Why? El 26% of respondents said that the pandemic had shown them that family and personal life must come first and a further 26% blamed a lack of flexibility in balancing work and personal life for their ambitions to leave the workforce.
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