Pia Markkanen

Biographic Data

ID7780366
NAMEPia Markkanen
GIVEN NAMESPia
FAMILY NAMEMarkkanen
SIGNATUREMARKKANEN P
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Massachusetts Lowell
ORCID0000-0003-2887-8635
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS3
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT3
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2009
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
H-INDEX0

  • 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 Health2009References: 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 …