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The Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse in Occupational and Environmental Health. 职业与环境健康执业/职业护士。

IF 2.6 4区医学

Workplace Health & Safety Pub Date : 2024-05-01 Epub Date: 2024-03-19 DOI: 10.1177/21650799241238282

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Prevalence of Occupational Contact Dermatitis Among Dental Personnel Using the Nordic Occupational Skin Questionnaire-2002: A Prospective Cross-Sectional Study. 使用 2002 年北欧职业皮肤问卷调查牙科人员职业接触性皮炎患病率：一项前瞻性横断面研究。

IF 2.6 4区医学

Workplace Health & Safety Pub Date : 2024-05-01 Epub Date: 2024-01-19 DOI: 10.1177/21650799231221140

Dan Slodownik, Margarita Yoshpe, Jonathan Mann, Omer Azulay, Shlomo Moshe, Ayala Olga Krakov

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Keeping Nurses' Mental Health Front and Center. 将护士的心理健康放在首位。

IF 2.6 4区医学

Workplace Health & Safety Pub Date : 2024-05-01 Epub Date: 2024-02-28 DOI: 10.1177/21650799241230026

Laura Jean Ridge

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CE Module: Healthcare Workers' Adherence and Attitudes Toward the Adherence to COVID-19 Precautionary Guidelines Post-Vaccination: A Cross-Sectional Pilot Study. CE 模块：医护人员对接种疫苗后遵守 COVID-19 预防指南的态度：一项横断面试点研究。

IF 2.6 4区医学

Workplace Health & Safety Pub Date : 2024-05-01 DOI: 10.1177/21650799241226628

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Stress No More! Prioritizing the Healthcare Workers' Pleas for Their Health and Safety. 压力不再！优先考虑医护人员的健康和安全诉求。

IF 2.3 4区医学

Workplace Health & Safety Pub Date : 2024-05-01 Epub Date: 2024-03-16 DOI: 10.1177/21650799241235664

Dalmacito A Cordero

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Healthcare Workers' Adherence and Attitudes Toward the Adherence to COVID-19 Precautionary Guidelines Post-Vaccination: A Cross-Sectional Pilot Study. 医护人员接种疫苗后对 COVID-19 预防指南的遵守情况和态度：一项横断面试点研究。

IF 2.6 4区医学

Workplace Health & Safety Pub Date : 2024-05-01 Epub Date: 2023-12-30 DOI: 10.1177/21650799231212898

Dania M Abu-Alhaija, Gordon Lee Gillespie

{"title":"Healthcare Workers' Adherence and Attitudes Toward the Adherence to COVID-19 Precautionary Guidelines Post-Vaccination: A Cross-Sectional Pilot Study.","authors":"Dania M Abu-Alhaija, Gordon Lee Gillespie","doi":"10.1177/21650799231212898","DOIUrl":"10.1177/21650799231212898","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Healthcare workers (HCWs) have shown increased adherence to infection control practices during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, there is a need to assess their adherence to and attitude toward COVID-19 guidelines after being vaccinated. The purpose of this pilot study is to assess the adherence to and attitudes toward the adherence to COVID-19 guidelines among HCWs who have been vaccinated.Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional design was employed. One hundred and eight participants were recruited via email from a medical center in the Midwest United States. The participants completed online surveys measuring the level of adherence to and attitudes toward the adherence to COVID-19 guidelines. The response rate was 5.4%.Findings: Most participants were female (73.1%) and white (82.4%). The participants adhered to COVID-19 guidelines 79.7% of the time. The most frequently followed guidelines were performing hand hygiene, wearing a respirator or well-fitting mask in areas where patients may be present, and wearing eye protection when entering the room for a patient with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 infection. The least performed precautions were performing COVID-19 testing after exposure to a suspected or confirmed COVID-19 case and maintaining social distancing. There was a significant decrease in the perceived importance of adherence to COVID-19 precautions post-vaccination (p <.001, 95% CI [-0.78, -0.35]).Conclusions: The increased perception of safety after receiving COVID-19 vaccination may negatively influence HCWs' adherence to COVID-19 precautionary guidelines. Continuous education and monitoring of HCWs' safety practices are important to influence HCWs' attitudes to adhere to COVID-19 precautions, particularly after vaccination.","PeriodicalId":48968,"journal":{"name":"Workplace Health & Safety","volume":" ","pages":"170-177"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11088981/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139075595","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Implementation of a COVID-19 Closed/Open POD Partnership: A Creative Professional Practice Exemplar for Occupational and Environmental Health Nurses 实施 COVID-19 封闭式/开放式 POD 伙伴关系：职业与环境健康护士的创新专业实践范例

IF 2.6 4区医学

Workplace Health & Safety Pub Date : 2024-04-27 DOI: 10.1177/21650799241247081

Valerie Gooder, London Lowe

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Care for Staff: A Novel Technical Assistance Approach to Promote Occupational Mental Health Among Healthcare Workers in Lower and Middle Income Country Settings 关爱员工：促进中低收入国家医护人员职业心理健康的新型技术援助方法

IF 2.6 4区医学

Workplace Health & Safety Pub Date : 2024-04-17 DOI: 10.1177/21650799241247154

Emily G. Headrick, Maggie McCarten-Gibbs, Rachel Coley, Graciela Avila, Jerome Mina, Rea Celine Villa, L. Harini Fernando

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Association Between Acute Kidney Injury Hospital Visits and Environmental Heat Stress at a Nicaraguan Sugarcane Plantation 尼加拉瓜甘蔗种植园急性肾损伤住院人次与环境热应激之间的关系

IF 2.6 4区医学

Workplace Health & Safety Pub Date : 2024-04-09 DOI: 10.1177/21650799241235410

Erik Hansson, Kristina Jakobsson, Jason R. Glaser, Catharina Wesseling, Denis Chavarría, Rebekah A. I. Lucas, David H. Wegman

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Health Care Workers’ Comfort Ratings for Elastomeric Half Mask Respirators Versus N95® Filtering Facepiece Respirators During the COVID-19 Pandemic 在 COVID-19 大流行期间，医护人员对弹性半面罩呼吸器和 N95® 过滤面罩呼吸器的舒适度评分

IF 2.6 4区医学

Workplace Health & Safety Pub Date : 2024-04-08 DOI: 10.1177/21650799241238755

Lisa Pompeii, Janelle Rios, Colleen S. Kraft, Marie Kasbaum, Elisa Benavides, Scott J. Patlovich, Luis Ostrosky-Zeichner, Adam Hornbeck, Caitlin McClain, Rohan D. Fernando, Margaret Sietsema, Morgan Lane

{"title":"Health Care Workers’ Comfort Ratings for Elastomeric Half Mask Respirators Versus N95® Filtering Facepiece Respirators During the COVID-19 Pandemic","authors":"Lisa Pompeii, Janelle Rios, Colleen S. Kraft, Marie Kasbaum, Elisa Benavides, Scott J. Patlovich, Luis Ostrosky-Zeichner, Adam Hornbeck, Caitlin McClain, Rohan D. Fernando, Margaret Sietsema, Morgan Lane","doi":"10.1177/21650799241238755","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/21650799241238755","url":null,"abstract":"Background:Reusable elastomeric half-mask respirators (EHMR) are an alternative to address shortages of disposable respirators. While respirator discomfort has been noted as a barrier to adherence to wearing an N95 filtering facepiece respirator (FFR) among health care personnel (HCP), few have examined EHMR comfort while providing patient care, which was the purpose of this study.Method:Among a cohort of 183 HCP, we prospectively examined how HCP rated EHMR tolerability using the Respirator Comfort, Wearing Experience, and Function Instrument (R-COMFI) questionnaire at Study Week 2 and Week 10. At the completion of the study (Week-12), HCP compared EHMR comfort with their prior N95 FFR use. Overall R-COMFI scores and three subscales (comfort, wear experience, and function) were examined as well as individual item scores.Findings:The HCP reported an improved overall R-COMFI score (lower score more favorable, 30.0 vs. 28.7/47, respectively) from Week 2 to Week 10. Many individual item scores improved or remained low over this period, except difficulty communicating with patients and coworkers. The overall R-COMFI scores for the EHMR were more favorable than for the N95 FFR (33.7 vs. 37.4, respectively), with a large proportion of workers indicating their perception that EHMR fit better, provided better protection, and they preferred to wear it in pandemic conditions compared with the N95 FFR.Conclusion/Application to Practice:Findings suggest that the EHMR is a feasible respiratory protection device with respect to tolerance. EHMRs can be considered as a possible alternative to the N95 FFR in the health care setting. Future work is needed in the EHMR design to improve communication.","PeriodicalId":48968,"journal":{"name":"Workplace Health & Safety","volume":"239 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-04-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140561589","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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