[Occupational risks in a hospital environment: a challenge for workers' health]. / Riscos ocupacionais no contexto hospitalar: desafio para a saúde do trabalhador.
Rev Salud Publica (Bogota)
; 11(6): 909-17, 2009 Dec.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20379664
OBJECTIVE: This study was aimed at analysing health workers' social representations concerning occupational risks. METHODS: The study adopted a qualitative approach using social representation theory; it was carried out with doctors, nurses and dentists from a Natal/RN-BR hospital dealing with emergencies. A semi-structured interview was used for data collection using the following question for interviewee orientation, "What do occupational hazards mean to you?" The data was analysed by Alceste software based on a dendogram generating four classes containing statements by the subjects who were interviewed. RESULTS: Hazard in the work environment prevailed in class 1. Four words became evident: disease (chi-square=78.8), irreversible (chi-square=50.6), accident (chi-square= 45.7) and contract (chi-square=43.4). Class 2 was organised around four significant elements: depression (chi-square=65.7), excessive (chi-square=54.6), stress (chi-square=53.3) and overload (chi-square=26.6). Class 3 related cause and effect in the workplace. The four words listed here involved classic hazard agents: ergonomic (chi-square=74.5), chemicals (chi-square=66), organic (chi-square=60.9) and physical (chi-square=53.8). Class 4 highlighted the 4 most significant words related to the theme: policy (chi-square=25.7), manager (chi-square=16.1), security (chi-square=15.7) and health (chi-square=11.8). CONCLUSIONS: This group of workers showed discontentment with unhealthy and unsafe hospital working conditions and a lack of health policy in the workplace must be understood within an overall health policy context.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Exposição Ocupacional
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Saúde Ocupacional
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Pessoal de Saúde
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
Pt
Revista:
Rev Salud Publica (Bogota)
Assunto da revista:
SAUDE PUBLICA
Ano de publicação:
2009
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Colômbia