Psychosocial ergonomics of the workplace of medical staff during the Covid-19 pandemic in three risk’s dimensions

Working hours, violence and the use of psychoactive drugs—a prospective pilot study

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ID22088889
AuthorsŁukasz Rypicz (0000-0001-5847-6579, Wroclaw Medical University, corresponding author), Paweł Gawłowski (0000-0003-4821-7770, Wroclaw Medical University), Izabela Witczak (0000-0003-0839-1029, Wroclaw Medical University), Alicja Humeńczuk-Skrzypek (Wroclaw University of Health and Sport Sciences), Hugh Pierre Salehi (The Ohio State University), Anna Kołcz (0000-0002-6646-3652, Wroclaw Medical University)
Year2023
Volume11
Pages1199695-1199695
Publication date2023-07-04
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueFrontiers in Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2296-2565 • E-ISSN: 2296-2565
PublisherFrontiers Media SA (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3389/fpubh.2023.1199695
PMID37469688
OpenAlexW4383101185
LanguageEN
References cited25

Introduction: Workplace ergonomics should also be considered in the context of psychosocial factors affecting the worker, which have a real impact on occupational risk. The present study examined psychosocial risk factors in medical personnel in three domains: working hours, violence and substance abuse. Methods: The purpose of the present study is to assess the current state of psychosocial ergonomics of medical personnels by measuring occupational risks in the domains of: working hours, violence and psychoactive substance abuse. The survey is consisted of two parts: socio-demographic information of participants and participants' assements of psychosocial risk factors. Results: In more than half of the respondents (52%), increased risk was identified in the domain of working hours. Nearly half of the respondents (49.6%) have an identified high risk in the domain of violence, and more than half of the respondents (52%) are at high risk in the domain of psychoactive substance abuse. Discussion: Our findings show that the present psychosocial ergonomics of the Polish health system must be improved. The COVID-19 pandemic has been a compelling test to assess the current state. Our findings highlighted the fact that HCWs often worked overtime and that many cases of workplace violence and substance abuse were reported

Disease · Injury prevention · Medical emergency · Occupational safety and health · Pandemic · Personal protective equipment · Poison control · Psychiatry · Psychosocial · Substance abuse · Suicide prevention · Workplace violence · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Medicine · Workplace Health and Well-being · Workplace Violence and Bullying

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