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Working from home: Experiences of home-working, health behaviour and wellbeing during the 2020 UK Covid-19 lockdown.

OBJECTIVE
The Spring 2020 UK COVID-19 lockdown required normally-office-based workers to modify their work-related practices to work at home. This study explored workers' experiences of adapting to home-working, health behaviours and wellbeing.


METHODS
Twenty-seven home-working employees (19 female; aged 23-57y), from various industry sectors, gave individual semi-structured interviews. Topics focused on home-working experiences, routine adaptations, and changes in health behaviours and wellbeing.


RESULTS
Four themes were extracted: changes to the work interface; adaptations to a new workspace; changes to work-life balance; and adjustments to a new social context. Notably, participants reported greater reliance on computer-based interactions, which they felt discouraged physical activity and increased sitting. Working in a domestic environment reportedly challenged work-home boundaries.


CONCLUSIONS
Work practices can incidentally detrimentally impact health-related behaviours and wellbeing. Organisations should develop policies and procedures to promote health-conducive home-working.