Occupational Health and Safety in the Healthcare Sector

Healthcare workers are exposed to several different occupational risk factors, and they pay an important tribute in terms of occupational diseases and work-related injuries. Currently, the COVID-19 pandemic has focused the attention on the problem of the infectious risk, which is certainly among the...

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description Healthcare workers are exposed to several different occupational risk factors, and they pay an important tribute in terms of occupational diseases and work-related injuries. Currently, the COVID-19 pandemic has focused the attention on the problem of the infectious risk, which is certainly among the risks typically expected and specifically recognized for the health personnel, but also other occupational risks should not be overlooked, such as, e.g., the risks associated with work-organization factors and with the exposure to chemical and physical agents. The health consequences associated with the exposure to all these factors have relevant impacts in terms of induced diseases, DALYs, sickness absence from work and costs for the health systems. According to these premises, this reprint has collected manuscripts addressing topics related to the prevention of the occupational risks in the healthcare sector, including original articles and reviews on the prevention of work-related illnesses and injuries of the health personnel, as well as on the evaluation of the risks in the healthcare workplaces, and on the topics of risk perception and of the knowledge and attitudes of the workers towards the preventive procedures and the use of protections. The themes of the prevention of occupational infectious risk, biomechanical overload of the musculoskeletal system and work-related psychosocial factors are specifically discussed in the papers collected.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-911352024-04-01T23:19:17Z Occupational Health and Safety in the Healthcare Sector Modenese, Alberto Gobba, Fabriziomaria long-term care turnover semi-structured interview Korean LTCI system confidence disaster emergency healthcare family member preparedness rehabilitation vocational stroke occupational therapy work burnout nursing bibliometrics co-authorship network health-related quality of life health measurement work environment healthcare workers health systems key performance indicators healthcare system pandemic crisis COVID-19 Algeria compassionate care compassion satisfaction compassion fatigue cross-cultural comparison physical fatigue mental fatigue female nurses health personnel pandemics emergency room workplace violence resilience intention to leave breast cancer night work shift work occupational disease working conditions prevention carcinogens safety climate safety leadership LMICs Nigeria antimicrobial nanolayer bacterial contamination healthcare-associated infections high-touch objects and surfaces discussing pressure on-duty mechanism motivation friendly workplace environment high-level medical personnel work-related stress workplace health promotion well-being sickness absence quality of life distress return on investment cardiovascular diseases medical staff risk factors clustering prevalence healthcare personnel mental health mind–body therapies work stress Italian professional stress scale musculoskeletal complaints pain surgeons SARS-CoV-2 health surveillance risk prevention occupational risk factors infectious risk complaining psychiatric loneliness occupational burnout thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBF Social and ethical issues Healthcare workers are exposed to several different occupational risk factors, and they pay an important tribute in terms of occupational diseases and work-related injuries. Currently, the COVID-19 pandemic has focused the attention on the problem of the infectious risk, which is certainly among the risks typically expected and specifically recognized for the health personnel, but also other occupational risks should not be overlooked, such as, e.g., the risks associated with work-organization factors and with the exposure to chemical and physical agents. The health consequences associated with the exposure to all these factors have relevant impacts in terms of induced diseases, DALYs, sickness absence from work and costs for the health systems. According to these premises, this reprint has collected manuscripts addressing topics related to the prevention of the occupational risks in the healthcare sector, including original articles and reviews on the prevention of work-related illnesses and injuries of the health personnel, as well as on the evaluation of the risks in the healthcare workplaces, and on the topics of risk perception and of the knowledge and attitudes of the workers towards the preventive procedures and the use of protections. The themes of the prevention of occupational infectious risk, biomechanical overload of the musculoskeletal system and work-related psychosocial factors are specifically discussed in the papers collected. 2022-08-12T12:44:01Z 2022-08-12T12:44:01Z 2022 book ONIX_20220812_9783036545943_14 9783036545943 9783036545936 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/91135 eng image/jpeg Attribution 4.0 International https://mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/5768 MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 10.3390/books978-3-0365-4593-6 10.3390/books978-3-0365-4593-6 46cabcaa-dd94-4bfe-87b4-55023c1b36d0 9783036545943 9783036545936 282 Basel open access
spellingShingle long-term care
turnover
semi-structured interview
Korean LTCI system
confidence
disaster
emergency
healthcare
family member
preparedness
rehabilitation
vocational
stroke
occupational therapy
work
burnout
nursing
bibliometrics
co-authorship network
health-related quality of life
health measurement
work environment
healthcare workers
health systems
key performance indicators
healthcare system
pandemic crisis
COVID-19
Algeria
compassionate care
compassion satisfaction
compassion fatigue
cross-cultural comparison
physical fatigue
mental fatigue
female
nurses
health personnel
pandemics
emergency room
workplace violence
resilience
intention to leave
breast cancer
night work
shift work
occupational disease
working conditions
prevention
carcinogens
safety climate
safety leadership
LMICs
Nigeria
antimicrobial nanolayer
bacterial contamination
healthcare-associated infections
high-touch objects and surfaces
discussing pressure
on-duty mechanism
motivation
friendly workplace environment
high-level medical personnel
work-related stress
workplace health promotion
well-being
sickness absence
quality of life
distress
return on investment
cardiovascular diseases
medical staff
risk factors
clustering
prevalence
healthcare personnel
mental health
mind–body therapies
work stress
Italian professional stress scale
musculoskeletal complaints
pain
surgeons
SARS-CoV-2
health surveillance
risk prevention
occupational risk factors
infectious risk
complaining
psychiatric
loneliness
occupational burnout
thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBF Social and ethical issues
Occupational Health and Safety in the Healthcare Sector
title Occupational Health and Safety in the Healthcare Sector
title_full Occupational Health and Safety in the Healthcare Sector
title_fullStr Occupational Health and Safety in the Healthcare Sector
title_full_unstemmed Occupational Health and Safety in the Healthcare Sector
title_short Occupational Health and Safety in the Healthcare Sector
title_sort occupational health and safety in the healthcare sector
topic long-term care
turnover
semi-structured interview
Korean LTCI system
confidence
disaster
emergency
healthcare
family member
preparedness
rehabilitation
vocational
stroke
occupational therapy
work
burnout
nursing
bibliometrics
co-authorship network
health-related quality of life
health measurement
work environment
healthcare workers
health systems
key performance indicators
healthcare system
pandemic crisis
COVID-19
Algeria
compassionate care
compassion satisfaction
compassion fatigue
cross-cultural comparison
physical fatigue
mental fatigue
female
nurses
health personnel
pandemics
emergency room
workplace violence
resilience
intention to leave
breast cancer
night work
shift work
occupational disease
working conditions
prevention
carcinogens
safety climate
safety leadership
LMICs
Nigeria
antimicrobial nanolayer
bacterial contamination
healthcare-associated infections
high-touch objects and surfaces
discussing pressure
on-duty mechanism
motivation
friendly workplace environment
high-level medical personnel
work-related stress
workplace health promotion
well-being
sickness absence
quality of life
distress
return on investment
cardiovascular diseases
medical staff
risk factors
clustering
prevalence
healthcare personnel
mental health
mind–body therapies
work stress
Italian professional stress scale
musculoskeletal complaints
pain
surgeons
SARS-CoV-2
health surveillance
risk prevention
occupational risk factors
infectious risk
complaining
psychiatric
loneliness
occupational burnout
thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBF Social and ethical issues
topic_facet long-term care
turnover
semi-structured interview
Korean LTCI system
confidence
disaster
emergency
healthcare
family member
preparedness
rehabilitation
vocational
stroke
occupational therapy
work
burnout
nursing
bibliometrics
co-authorship network
health-related quality of life
health measurement
work environment
healthcare workers
health systems
key performance indicators
healthcare system
pandemic crisis
COVID-19
Algeria
compassionate care
compassion satisfaction
compassion fatigue
cross-cultural comparison
physical fatigue
mental fatigue
female
nurses
health personnel
pandemics
emergency room
workplace violence
resilience
intention to leave
breast cancer
night work
shift work
occupational disease
working conditions
prevention
carcinogens
safety climate
safety leadership
LMICs
Nigeria
antimicrobial nanolayer
bacterial contamination
healthcare-associated infections
high-touch objects and surfaces
discussing pressure
on-duty mechanism
motivation
friendly workplace environment
high-level medical personnel
work-related stress
workplace health promotion
well-being
sickness absence
quality of life
distress
return on investment
cardiovascular diseases
medical staff
risk factors
clustering
prevalence
healthcare personnel
mental health
mind–body therapies
work stress
Italian professional stress scale
musculoskeletal complaints
pain
surgeons
SARS-CoV-2
health surveillance
risk prevention
occupational risk factors
infectious risk
complaining
psychiatric
loneliness
occupational burnout
thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBF Social and ethical issues
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