Increased physical workload in home care service is associated with reduced recovery from work.

"Declarations Conflict of interestThe authors declare no conflicts of interest. Ethical approvalAll procedures performed in this study were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. The study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (No. THL/1447/6.02.01/2021). Consent to participateInformed consent was obtained from all the individual participants in the study. Conflict of interest The authors declare no conflicts of interest."

"Funding This study was funded by the Finnish Ministry of Social Affairs and Health. The funder played no role in the study design; the collection, analysis, and interpretation of the data; the writing of the report; or the decision to submit the paper for publication. Sosiaali-ja Terveysministeriö, VN/19366/2020."