How the reduction of working hours could influence health outcomes: a systematic review of published studies.

Gianluca VoglinoArmando SavatteriMaria Rosaria GualanoDario CatozziStefano RoussetEdoardo BoiettiFabrizio BertRoberta Siliquini

Published in: BMJ open (2022)

These findings suggest that the reduction of working hours with retained salary could be an effective workplace intervention for the improvement of employees' well-being, especially regarding stress and sleep. Further studies in different contexts are needed to better evaluate the impact of work-time reduction on other health outcomes.

Keyphrases

randomized controlled trial
case control
physical activity
sleep quality
depressive symptoms
health promotion