Profiles of women who have suffered occupational accidents in cleaning: perceived health, psychosocial risks, and personality variables

Abstract

Purpose The main goal was to identify the variables (sociodemographic, work, psychosocial, perceived health, and personality) associated with occupational accidents suffered in the past by women in the cleaning sector. Methods A sample of 455 women was evaluated. Results A total of 23.5% of the workers (n = 107) had suffered an occupational accident with medical leave. In general, women who had suffered some accident in their life had a worse situation in all areas evaluated. Two subsamples of women had a greater association with accidents. Specifically, the presence of work accidents was 15.9 times higher among those who presented a worse perception of their physical effort and a greater tendency towards risky behaviours and 13.5 times higher among those who had a moderate perception of physical exertion and a disability. Conclusion In general, the characteristics of female workers were found to be associated with different accident rates. Preventive actions should be designed individually.

Assessment of Psychosocial Risks in Workers in the Health Sector: Evidence in the Peruvian Population

“…Under the context already explained, this study supports that gender and work modality are associated with psychosocial risks; in this regard, some antecedents (Fernández-Suárez et al, 2023;Rosario & Amézquita, 2014) have been found that working women have a greater tendency to have a greater workload, added to this domestic task and the inequality that prevents them from being able to have autonomy at work and develop their own lives ideas; furthermore, according to records reported by Ortega (2019), psychosocial risk can also vary depending on working conditions; consequently, the gender and work modality disparity has a significant impact on the psychosocial risks of workers. In this way, this study has identified these risks so that the institution in charge can implement the necessary interventions to protect the mental health and quality of life of health workers, these interventions being an ideal alternative to maintain a good balance between work and personal life (Daniels et al, 2021;Nielsen & Simonsen, 2013).…”