The relationship between fever rate and telework implementation as a social distancing measure against the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan
The relationship between fever rate and telework implementation as a social distancing measure against the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan
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DOI：
10.1016/j.puhe.2020.05.018
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发表时间：
2021-02-16
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影响因子：
5.2
通讯作者：
Miyata, H.
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作者：
Kawashima, T.;Nomura, S.;Miyata, H.
目的：3月28日，日本政府决定了《新型冠状病毒疾病控制基本方针》，呼吁民众彻底实施社交距离措施（即，行为限制，以限制人类接触的频率和强度），特别是远程工作。我们使用了来自社交网络服务（SNS）的人口级问卷数据，从3月5日到4月6日有275，560名受访者，评估远程工作实施与发烧之间的关系（体温高于37.5摄氏度）作为新冠肺炎感染的替代指标。在公司员工中，15至29岁和30至59岁年龄组的统计学显著性，表明非远程工作者组的发热率较高（对于15- 29岁年龄组，非远程工作者：7.64%;远程工作者：6.45%; P = 0.02;对于30- 59岁年龄组，非远程工作者：3.46%;远程工作者：3.14%; P = 0.02）。在日本，远程工作仍然是一个有争议的话题，因为政府呼吁采取紧急措施。虽然由于我们的数据仅限于自愿的SNS用户，因此在解释我们的调查结果时需要谨慎，但在日本目前紧张的政治气候中，这些数据对于推动更多的社交距离措施至关重要。(C)2020作者（S）由Elsevier Ltd代表皇家公共卫生学会出版。
Objectives: On March 28, the Japanese government decided on the "Basic Policies for Novel Coronavirus Disease Control" and called on the public to thoroughly implement social distancing measures (i.e., behavioral restrictions to limit the frequency and intensity of human contact), especially telework.Methods: We used population-level questionnaire data from a social networking service (SNS), with 275,560 respondents from March 5 to April 6, to evaluate the relationship between telework implementation and the presence of a fever (body temperature higher than 37.5 degrees C) within 1 month as a surrogate indicator of COVID-19 infection, by occupation type and age-group.Results: Among company employees, statistical significance was identified in the 15- to 29-year and 30-to 59-year age-groups, showing higher fever rates in the non-teleworker group (for the 15- to 29-year age-group, non-teleworkers: 7.64%; teleworkers: 6.45%; P = 0.02; for the 30- to 59-year age-group, non-teleworkers: 3.46%; teleworkers: 3.14%; P = 0.02).Conclusions: Telework remains a controversial topic in Japan as the government called for emergency measures. Although caution is warranted in interpreting our findings because our data are limited to the voluntary SNS users, they will be essential to push forward with more measures to promote social distancing measures in the midst of Japan's current tense political climate. (C) 2020 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of The Royal Society for Public Health.