An Investigation of Healthcare Worker Perception of Their Workplace Safety and Incidence of Injury

Aljabri, Duaa; Vaughn, Andrew I. S.; Austin, Matthew; White, Launia J.; Li, Zhuo; Naessens, James M.; Spaulding, Aaron

doi:10.1177/2165079919883293

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“…We identified 44 studies investigating various determinants of an occupational safety culture . Seventeen studies referred to hospital workplaces [41,44,48,54,56,[62][63][64][65][66][67][69][70][71]80,81,84] and 27 studies were conducted at other workplaces, mostly manufacturing, construction, and other industry sectors [42,43,[45][46][47][49][50][51][52][53]55,[57][58][59][60][61]68,[72][73][74][75][76][77][78][79]82,83].…”

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“…The 44 studies were published between 2000 and 2020. Most of the studies applied a cross-sectional research design [41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53][54][55][57][58][59][60][61][62][63][64][65]68,69,[71][72][73][74][75][76][77][78][79][80][81]83,84]. We identified four cohort studies using a longitudinal research design [56,67,70,82], and only one study employing a mixed-methods design [66].…”

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“…Most of the studies used self-report questionnaires to capture safety culture. In some studies, the questionnaires were combined with other gathered data (e.g., routine data, injury reports, injury database, safety audit) [41,56,59,67,70,75,76,78,81,84]. One mixed-methods study used both a scale from a questionnaire and qualitative interview data [66].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…. ) [41,56,[63][64][65], and to co-workers (e.g., co-worker influence, group-norms, co-worker safety, and co-worker support) [44,[63][64][65]. On the other hand, some of the studies in hospital workplaces included themes that referred to the management of occupational safety, e.g., organizational communication and feedback about safety issues [44,54,62,66,67,69,80,84], organizational participation [44,66,67,84], and the implementation of different safety systems and safety procedures (safety precautions, safety trainings, safety workarounds and safety programs) [54,[62][63][64][65]69,71,80].…”

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“…Fourteen of 17 of the studies in hospital workplaces included employee characteristics (see Table 2). The most common topics were age [41,44,54,[64][65][66]80,81,84], gender [41,44,54,65,80,84], years of experience [64,65,81], tenure or length of employment [41,44,66,80], and educational level [54,64,65,80,81]. In addition to safety culture, further studies in hospital workplaces assessed job satisfaction [64,65,71], turnover intentions [64,65,71], self-rated health status [65,67], and lifestyle habits (e.g., smoking, exercise) [44].…”

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Determinants of Occupational Safety Culture in Hospitals and other Workplaces—Results from an Integrative Literature Review

Wagner¹,

Schöne²

2020

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Background: The aim of the present study was to obtain an overview of occupational safety culture by assessing and mapping determinants in different workplaces (hospital workplaces and workplaces in construction, manufacturing, and other industry sectors) using an already established theoretical framework with seven clusters developed by Cornelissen and colleagues. We further derived implications for further research on determinants of occupational safety culture for the hospital workplace by comparing the hospital workplace with other workplaces. Methods: We conducted an integrative literature review and searched systematically for studies in four research databases (PubMed, Web of Science, CINAHL, and PsycINFO). The search was undertaken in 2019, and updated in April 2020. Results of the included studies were analyzed and mapped to the seven clusters proposed by Cornelissen and colleagues. Results: After screening 5566 hits, 44 studies were included. Among these, 17 studies were conducted in hospital workplaces and 27 were performed in other workplaces. We identified various determinants of an occupational safety culture. Most studies in hospital and other workplaces included determinants referring to management and colleagues, to workplace characteristics and circumstances, and to employee characteristics. Only few determinants in the studies referred to other factors such as socio-economic factors or to content relating to climate and culture. Conclusions: The theoretical framework used was helpful in classifying various determinants from studies at different workplaces. By comparing and contrasting results of studies investigating determinants at the hospital workplace with those addressing other workplaces, it was possible to derive implications for further research, especially for the hospital sector. To date, many determinants for occupational safety culture known from workplaces outside of the healthcare system have not been addressed in studies covering hospital workplaces. For further studies in the hospital workplace, it may be promising to address determinants that have been less studied so far to gain a more comprehensive picture of important determinants of an occupational safety culture in the hospital sector.

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Section: Characteristics Of Included Studiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Characteristics Of Included Studiesmentioning

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Determinants of Occupational Safety Culture in Hospitals and other Workplaces—Results from an Integrative Literature Review

Wagner¹,

Schöne²

2020

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Elastomeric half‐mask respirator disinfection practices among healthcare personnel

Hines,

Thurman,

Zhuang

et al. 2023

American J Industrial Med

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BackgroundDisposable N95 respirator shortages during the COVID‐19 and 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemics highlighted the need for reusable alternatives, such as elastomeric half‐mask respirators (EHMRs). Two US medical organizations deployed reusable EHMRs during the COVID‐19 response. In addition to wipe‐based disinfection following patient care episodes expected per local policies at both organizations, postshift centralized cleaning and disinfection (C&D) was expected at one site (A), permitting shared‐pool EHMR use, and optional at the other (Site B), where EHMRs were issued to individuals. Using a survey, we evaluated disinfection practices reported by EHMR users and predictors of disinfection behaviors and perceptions.MethodsSurveys assessed EHMR disinfection practices, occupational characteristics, EHMR use frequency, training, and individual‐issue versus shared‐pool EHMR use.ResultsOf 1080 EHMR users completing the survey, 76% reported that they disinfect the EHMR after each patient encounter, which was the expected practice at both sites. Increasing EHMR use, recall of disinfection training, and work in intensive care or emergency settings significantly influenced higher reporting of this practice. 36% of respondents reported using centralized C&D, although reporting was higher at the site (A) where this was expected (53%). Confidence in cleanliness of the EHMR following centralized C&D was not influenced by individual versus shared‐pool EHMR issue.ConclusionsMost EHMR users reported adherence with expected post‐care individual‐based disinfection of EHMRs but did not necessarily use standardized, centralized C&D. Future efforts to limit reliance on behavior related to respirator disinfection may improve EHMR implementation in healthcare to avert dependence on single‐use, disposable N95 respirators.

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Occupational injuries in California's health care and social assistance industry, 2009 to 2018

Wizner¹,

Gaspar²,

Biggio

et al. 2021

Health Science Reports

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Background and Aim The health care and social assistance industry has one of the highest rates of non‐fatal occupational injuries and illnesses, both in California and nationally. In the coming years, the health care industry will face added pressure as both the population and workforce age. The aim of this study is to identify targeted populations that may benefit from interventions to prevent future injuries, keep the workforce healthy, and decrease injury‐related costs. Methods This retrospective study analyzed California workers' compensation claims from 2009 to 2018 in the health care and social assistance industry. Results Across the four industry sub‐groups, the highest number of claims came from hospitals (n = 243 605; 38.9%), followed by ambulatory care (n = 187 010; 29.9%), nursing/residential care (n = 133 206; 21.3%), and social assistance (n = 62 211; 9.9%). Nursing/residential care settings reported the highest proportion of both lifting injuries (15.8%) and low back injuries (16.9%) as compared to the other settings. Across all settings within California, nurses had the highest proportion of injuries (22.1%), followed by aides/assistants (20.4%), services staff (13.2%), administrative staff (11.0%), and technicians (10.3%). Thirty‐five of California's counties had an increasing rate of population‐adjusted claims during the study period. Conclusion This study found that while hospitals have the highest number of injuries, ambulatory care employee injuries are increasing. Employees involved in non‐patient care tasks, such as those working in facility service roles, would likely benefit from additional injury prevention interventions.

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An Investigation of Healthcare Worker Perception of Their Workplace Safety and Incidence of Injury

Cited by 18 publications

References 38 publications

Determinants of Occupational Safety Culture in Hospitals and other Workplaces—Results from an Integrative Literature Review

Determinants of Occupational Safety Culture in Hospitals and other Workplaces—Results from an Integrative Literature Review

Elastomeric half‐mask respirator disinfection practices among healthcare personnel

Occupational injuries in California's health care and social assistance industry, 2009 to 2018

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