SAĞLIK ÇALIŞANLARININ YAŞADIĞI İŞ KAZALARI VE İLİŞKİLİ FAKTÖRLER

Abstract

This study is a cross-sectional study conducted to determine the occupational accidents experienced by healthcare workers and their relationship factors. 610 healthcare professionals working in Aydın Adnan Menderes Application and Research Hospital constituted the sample of the study. A 40-question questionnaire and the Occupational Safety Scale in Hospitals developed by Öztürk and Babacan (2012) were used as data collection tools in the study. Pearson Chi-Square and Fisher's Exact tests were used to evaluate the data. As a result of the research, the average age of healthcare workers was determined as 29.11±6.11 and the number of occupational accidents was found to be 2.51±1.84. Healthcare workers received an average of 131.48±36.18 points from the Hospital Occupational Safety Scale. Health workers had a higher rate of accidents than those who worked in shifts and those who worked overtime compared to those who did not. The rate of occupational accidents is observed to be high among healthcare workers working in operating rooms and emergency departments. The rate of having an occupational accident was found to be lower for healthcare workers who received Occupational Health and Safety Training than those who did not. Evaluation of occupational accidents and related factors in different sample groups in line with these results; It is recommended to include training activities for risk groups.