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Mohammadi Tavileh F, gharagozlou F, Kazemi S S. A Review on the Impact of Telecommuting on Personal and Professional Life. IJMPP 2022; 7 (1) :643-648
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1- Student Research Committee, Health College, University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
2- Assistant Professor, Student Research Committee, Health college, University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran. , gharagozlouf@yahoo.com
3- Ph.D. of Health Education and Promotion, Health Network, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Chaloos, Iran.
2- Assistant Professor, Student Research Committee, Health college, University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran. , gharagozlouf@yahoo.com
3- Ph.D. of Health Education and Promotion, Health Network, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Chaloos, Iran.
Abstract: (1900 Views)
Aims: Telecommuting effects on various aspects of personal and professional life, such as productivity, work-life balance, performance, quality of life and job satisfaction. Due to limited knowledge regarding these impacts, the present study was conducted to review the
evidences to conclude the overall effects of telework on personal and professional life of individuals who telework.
Method and Materials: In this study key search was done between 2000 and 2021 in databases of science direct, web of science, pubMed, scopus, magiran and google scholar. Keywords were telecommuting, teleworking, productivity, job satisfaction, work-life balance, work- life conflict, stress and performance.
Findings: This study showed telecommuting can have positive and negative effects on various aspects of personal and professional life, such as productivity, job satisfaction, work-life balance, and quality of work performance, work-life conflict and stress. Type of organization, community, family and the telecommuter himself were various influential factors in this regard.
Conclusion: Due to the importance of the organizational productivity, family and community progress, and the telecommuter himself satisfaction, more attention should be paid to these factors during Covid -19 prevalence. It is also recommended to conduct more studies on the effects of telecommuting on personal and professional life.
evidences to conclude the overall effects of telework on personal and professional life of individuals who telework.
Method and Materials: In this study key search was done between 2000 and 2021 in databases of science direct, web of science, pubMed, scopus, magiran and google scholar. Keywords were telecommuting, teleworking, productivity, job satisfaction, work-life balance, work- life conflict, stress and performance.
Findings: This study showed telecommuting can have positive and negative effects on various aspects of personal and professional life, such as productivity, job satisfaction, work-life balance, and quality of work performance, work-life conflict and stress. Type of organization, community, family and the telecommuter himself were various influential factors in this regard.
Conclusion: Due to the importance of the organizational productivity, family and community progress, and the telecommuter himself satisfaction, more attention should be paid to these factors during Covid -19 prevalence. It is also recommended to conduct more studies on the effects of telecommuting on personal and professional life.
Keywords: Teleworking, Telecommuting, Job Satisfaction, Personal Life, Professional Life, Work-Life Conflict.
Article Type: Original Research |
Subject:
Occupational Therapy
Received: 2021/10/25 | Accepted: 2021/11/4 | Published: 2022/12/19
Received: 2021/10/25 | Accepted: 2021/11/4 | Published: 2022/12/19
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