TABLE 2.
The results of health impact assessment for non‐teleworkers (workers who are not eligible for telework and continue to work at the workplace)
| List of health effect | Screening | Appraisal | Reporting | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive/negative | Number of voices a | Priority evaluated by five Senior Occupational Health Physicians | Items adopted as recommendations | |||||
| Physician 1 | Physician 2 | Physician 3 | Physician 4 | Physician 5 | ||||
| Work | ||||||||
| Frustration and anxiety about not being considered eligible for telework | Negative | 3 | High | High | High | High | High | ✓ |
| Change in concentration levels | Negative | 0 | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | |
| The ability to work in a relaxed manner | Positive | 0 | Low | Low | Low | Moderate | High | |
| Less meeting time and less burden | Positive | 0 | Moderate | Low | Moderate | Moderate | Low | ✓ |
| Longer working hours | Negative | 0 | High | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | ✓ |
| Increased workload from providing support when a colleague is infected in the workplace | Negative | 0 | — | High | High | — | High | ✓ |
| Increased handling of non‐electronic data and miscellaneous duties, such as answering the telephone | Negative | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Decreased support from supervisors and colleagues | Negative | 2 | High | High | High | Moderate | High | ✓ |
| Decreased labor productivity because of poor communication | Negative | 2 | High | High | High | High | High | ✓ |
| Work becomes more visible and progress is monitored | Positive | 0 | Low | Low | Low | Low | Moderate | |
| Stress caused by changes associated with the introduction of a new system | Negative | 1 | High | High | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | ✓ |
| Decreased health and safety management (in the absence of supervision) | Negative | 0 | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | |
| Lifestyle | ||||||||
| Increase in the number of cigarettes smoked | Negative | 0 | Low | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | |
| Poor diet | Negative | 0 | Low | Unknown | Low | Moderate | Low | |
| Reduced wait time for lunch and more eating options | Positive | 1 | — | — | — | — | Moderate | |
| Disease and medical care | ||||||||
| Infection | Negative | 1 | High | High | Moderate | Moderate | High | ✓ |
| Fear of contracting an infection | Negative | 4 | High | High | High | High | High | ✓ |
| Increased hygiene awareness and practices | Positive | 0 | Moderate | Low | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | |
| Increased anxiety from being in a place without people | Negative | 1 | High | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | |
| Overlooking of personal changes (worsening of depressive symptoms) | Negative | 1 | High | High | High | Moderate | High | ✓ |
| Increased stress | Negative | 1 | High | Unknown | High | Moderate | Moderate | |
| Decreased motivation | Negative | 0 | Moderate | High | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | |
| Medical collapse makes it harder to see a doctor | Negative | 1 | High | High | High | Moderate | High | ✓ |
| Home and Community | ||||||||
| Decreased entertainment | Negative | 1 | High | Low | Moderate | Moderate | High | |
| Not being able to go out to perform leisure activities | Negative | 1 | High | Moderate | High | High | High | |
| Ability to come home early and talk more with family members | Positive | 1 | — | — | — | — | Moderate | |
| Decreased involvement in the community | Negative | 0 | — | — | Low | Low | Low | |
| Reduced salaries | Negative | 0 | High | Low | High | Moderate | Moderate | |
| Deterioration of the educational environment | Negative | 0 | High | Low | High | Low | High | |
a
The number of the Senior Occupational Health Physicians certified by Japan Society for Occupational Health who were consulted by their employees worried about health effects.