A case-crossover study of sleep, fatigue, and other transient exposures at workplace and the risk of non-fatal occupational injuries among the employees of an Italian academic hospital

• Authors: Francesca Valent , Marika Mariuz , Giulia Liva , Fabrizio Bellomo , Daniela De Corti , Stefania Degan , Alberto Ferrazzano , Silvio Brusaferro

Abstracts

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Objectives Transient exposure with acute effect has been shown to affect the risk of occupational injuries in various industrial settings and at the healthcare workplace. The objective of this study has been to identify transient exposures related to occupational injury risk in an Italian teaching hospital. Material and Methods A case-crossover study was conducted among the employees of the University Hospital of Udine who reported an occupational injury, commuting accident, or incident involving biological risk in a 15-month period in the years 2013 and 2014. The matched-pair interval approach was used to assess the role of acute sleep deprivation whereas the usual frequency approach was used for other 13 transient exposures. Results Sleep hours were not associated with the risk of injuries whereas a significant risk increase was associated with fatigue, rush, distraction, emergency situations, teaching to or being taught by someone, non-compliant patients, bloody operative/work field, excess noise, complex procedures, and anger. Conclusions We identified transient exposures that increased the risk of occupational injuries in an Italian teaching hospital, providing indications for interventions to increase workers’ safety at the healthcare workplace. Int J Occup Med Environ Health 2016;29(6):1001–1009

Keywords

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fatigue; sleep duration; case-crossover; occupational injuries; academic hospital; Italy

• Publisher: Instytut Medycyny Pracy im. prof. dra Jerzego Nofera w Łodzi
• Journal: International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health
• Year: 2016
• Volume: 29
• Issue: 6
• Pages: 1001-1009

Dates

published

2016

Contributors

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Francesca Valent

• Regional Health Directorate, Friuli Venezia Giulia Region, Udine, Italy (Epidemiologic Service)
• University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy (Unit of Hygiene and Clinical Epidemiology)
• University of Udine, Udine, Italy (Department of Medical and Biological Sciences)

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Marika Mariuz

• University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy (Unit of Hygiene and Clinical Epidemiology)

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Giulia Liva

• University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy (Unit of Hygiene and Clinical Epidemiology)

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Fabrizio Bellomo

• University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy (Accreditation, Clinical Risk Management and Performance Assessment Unit)

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Daniela De Corti

• University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy (Accreditation, Clinical Risk Management and Performance Assessment Unit)

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Stefania Degan

• University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy (Accreditation, Clinical Risk Management and Performance Assessment Unit)

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Alberto Ferrazzano

• University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy (Accreditation, Clinical Risk Management and Performance Assessment Unit)

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Silvio Brusaferro

• University of Udine, Udine, Italy (Department of Medical and Biological Sciences)
• University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy (Accreditation, Clinical Risk Management and Performance Assessment Unit)

Identifiers

DOI

10.13075/ijomeh.1896.00695

Biblioteka Nauki

2168391