Table 2.
Sleep, health, and mental health by working-at-home status.
| Working From Home (n = 539), mean (± SD) or n (%) | Working In-Person (n = 290), mean (± SD) or n (%) | t (P Value)/χ2 Test of Independence | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sleep duration | |||
| Before stay-at-home | 7.20 h (±.84) | 7.04 h (±1.5) |
t = –0.200; df = 538 P = .842 |
| During stay-at-home | 7.21 h (±1.2) | 6.58 h (± 1.52) |
t = 5.13; df = 289 P < .001 |
| Work hours | |||
| More hours | n = 69 (26) | n = 67 (39) |
χ2(1) = 7.8 P = .005 n = 440 |
| Fewer hours | n = 197 (74) | n = 107 (62) | |
| Sleep schedule | |||
| Bedtime later | n = 248 (64) | n = 116 (56) |
χ2(2) = 15.1 P = .001 n = 595 |
| Bedtime earlier | n = 40 (10) | n = 46 (22) | |
| Bedtime same | n = 99 (26) | n = 46 (22) | |
| Wake time later | n = 287 (74) | n = 72 (35) |
χ2(2) = 91.2 P < .001 n = 596 |
| Wake time earlier | n = 51 (13) | n = 85 (41) | |
| Wake time same | n = 50 (13) | n = 51 (25) | |
| Exercise/movement | |||
| More | n = 211 (48) | n = 78 (39) |
χ2(1) = 4.6 P = .033 n = 636 |
| Less | n = 226 (52) | n = 121 (61) | |
| Diet | |||
| More food | n = 204 (73) | n = 97 (63) |
χ2(1) = 4.2 P = .041 n = 433 |
| Less food | n = 76 (27) | n = 56 (37) | |
| More healthy | n = 146 (48) | n = 63 (36) |
χ2(1) = 6.4 P = .012 n = 480 |
| Less healthy | n = 159 (52) | n = 112 (64) | |
| Mood change | |||
| Better/same | n = 61 (16) | n = 20 (9) |
χ2(1) = 7.7 P = .005 n = 602 |
| Worse | n = 308 (84) | n = 213 (91) |
χ2(3) = 9.2 P = .027 n = 31 |
| Much more depressed | n = 0 (0) | n = 2 (20) | |
| Much more anxious | n = 6 (29) | n = 0 (0) | |
| Much more irritable | n = 0 (0) | n = 1 (10) | |
| All of the above | n = 15 (71) | n = 7 (70) |
SD = standard deviation.