Pia Markkanen

Datos Biográficos

ID7780366
NOMBREPia Markkanen
NOMBRESPia
APELLIDOMarkkanen
FIRMAMARKKANEN P
AFILIACIONESUniversity of Massachusetts Lowell
ORCID0000-0003-2887-8635
VERIFICADOSí
TOTAL DE OBRAS3
TOTAL DE CITAS0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR3
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN2009
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2024
ÍNDICE H0

  • Coaching Home Care Clients to Prepare Their Homes for Safe Care Visits

    Open AccessPia Markkanen, Rebecca Gore et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2024

    Assuring home care (HC) workers' safety is challenging because the work environment is a private home. This paper presents the process evaluation for a proof-of-concept safety intervention study to assess whether nurse-led safety coaching, using motivational interviewing and a safety handbook, could enable HC clients to improve safety in their homes. The process evaluation objectives were to (i) document the intervention's implementation progress…

  • Understanding sharps injuries in home healthcare

    Open AccessPia Markkanen, Catherine Galligan et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2015

    Sharps injuries are preventable through public health actions that promote needleless treatment methods, sharps with injury prevention features, and safe disposal practices. Communication about hazards regarding sharps is needed for all home healthcare stakeholders

  • Sharps Injuries and Other Blood and Body Fluid Exposures Among Home Health Care Nurses and Aides

    Margaret M Quinn, Margaret Quinn et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2009Referencias: 24

    Objectives. We quantified risks of sharp medical device (sharps) injuries and other blood and body fluid exposures among home health care nurses and aides, identified risk factors, assessed the use of sharps with safety features, and evaluated underreporting in workplace-based surveillance. Methods. We conducted a questionnaire survey and workplace-based surveillance, collaborating with 9 home health care agencies and 2 labor unions from 2006 to …