Occupational Injuries and Their Determinants Among Healthcare Workers in Western Countries: A Scoping Review.

IF 2.4 4区医学 Q2 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Medicina Del Lavoro Pub Date : 2025-02-21 DOI:10.23749/mdl.v116i1.16664

Guglielmo Dini, Alborz Rahmani, Alfredo Montecucco, Bruno Kusznir Vitturi, Sonia Zacconi, Alessia Manca, Carlo Blasi, Roberta Linares, Mauro Morganti, Nicola Luigi Bragazzi, Angela Razzino, Paolo Durando

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Abstract

Background: Healthcare workers (HCWs) in developed countries can be exposed to a wide range of hazards. The systematic identification of working conditions associated with the risk of occupational injury can significantly reduce this risk.

Methods: From January 2000 to December 2021, a scoping review was performed using PCC (Population, Concept, and Context) criteria and searching major scientific databases. Studies conducted in Western Countries, defined as member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), were selected.

Results: We identified 282 studies for the present review. Studies focused more frequently on biological injuries (59%). Musculoskeletal injuries and injuries due to aggression and violence followed, based on the frequency of the investigated topic.

Conclusions: Most studies focused on the risk of bloodborne infections, while a knowledge gap emerged on the epidemiology of accidental exposure to other transmission pathways. Although the proportion of injured workers is not negligible in most studies, the most common determinants and risk factors of injury are entirely preventable.

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西方国家卫生保健工作者的职业伤害及其决定因素：范围综述。

背景：发达国家的卫生保健工作者（HCWs）可能面临各种各样的危害。系统地识别与职业伤害风险相关的工作条件可以显著降低这种风险。方法：从2000年1月至2021年12月，使用PCC （Population, Concept, and Context）标准并检索主要科学数据库进行范围综述。选择了在西方国家进行的研究，这些国家被定义为经济合作与发展组织（经合发组织）的成员国。结果：我们在本综述中确定了282项研究。研究更多地关注生物性损伤（59%）。根据调查主题的频率，其次是肌肉骨骼损伤和攻击和暴力造成的损伤。结论：大多数研究集中于血源性感染的风险，而意外暴露于其他传播途径的流行病学知识出现空白。虽然在大多数研究中受伤工人的比例不容忽视，但最常见的决定因素和伤害的风险因素是完全可以预防的。

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Medicina Del Lavoro 医学-公共卫生、环境卫生与职业卫生

CiteScore

4.70

自引率

7.40%

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审稿时长

>12 weeks

期刊介绍： La Medicina del Lavoro is a bimonthly magazine founded in 1901 by L. Devoto, and then directed by L. Prieti, E. Vigliani, V. Foà, P.A. Bertazzi (Milan). Now directed by A. Mutti (Parma), the magazine is the official Journal of the Italian Society of Occupational Medicine (SIML), aimed at training and updating all professionals involved in prevention and cure of occupational diseases.