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The Associations of Workload, Individual and Organisational Factors on Nurses’ Occupational Injuries Publisher Pubmed



Bagheri Hosseinabadi M1 ; Khanjani N2 ; Etemadinezhad S3 ; Samaei SE4 ; Raadabadi M5 ; Mostafaee M6
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  1. 1. School of Public Health, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran
  2. 2. Neurology Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
  3. 3. Department of Occupational Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Mazandaran, Iran
  4. 4. Mobility Impairment Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran
  5. 5. Scientific Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  6. 6. Institute for Environmental Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: Journal of Clinical Nursing Published:2019


Abstract

Aims and objectives: To determine the prevalence and type of occupational injuries in nurses and their associations with workload, working shift, and nurses’ individual and organisational factors. Background: Nurses are vulnerable to occupational injuries due to the nature of their job. Design: A cross-sectional correlational design (based on STROBE Statement) was conducted. Methods: This study was conducted among 616 nurses of four public hospitals located in four different provinces in Iran. Data were collected using three questionnaires including an organisational and demographic questionnaire, an occupational injuries checklist and the NASA-TLX questionnaire (about mental workload). Chi-square test, one-way ANOVA and multivariate logistic regression were used in SPSS version 23.0 for statistical analysis. Results: Blood and body fluid exposures had the highest prevalence (47.4%) among all injuries. Needlestick injuries showed a significant relation with gender, age, number of shifts in a month and work experience. With increase in mental workload, needlestick injuries increase by 35%. Also, injuries reported by nurses working in rotating shifts were 15%–53% more than nurses working in fixed shifts. Conclusion: Working in rotating shifts and work overload was significantly related to all injuries. Decreasing nurses’ mental workload, introducing guidelines and efficient training in shift work schedules can help decrease occupational injuries among nurses. Relevance to clinical practice: In order to reduce occupational injuries among nurses, in addition to incorporating advanced management and technology, it is necessary to pay attention to psychosocial, individual and organisational risk factors related to occupational injuries and their frequency in nurses. Also, reducing personnel's mental and occupational pressure should be considered. © 2018 John Wiley & Sons Ltd
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