Survey of the opinions on the occupational health system in turkey expressed by patients of the Istanbul Hospital of Occupational Diseases

• Authors: Inci Hot , Esin Karlikaya , Mehmet S. Erdogan

Abstracts

EN

Objective: To examine the opinion of patients of an occupational diseases hospital on the quality of provision of occupational medicine services in Turkey. Materials and Methods: A total of 189 patients were interviewed using a 13-item survey about their jobs and workplaces. Results: The overall results of this study were as follows: 80.4% of the patients stated that physicians were located at their workplaces; 66.1% stated that inadequate attention was given to ensure the physical, psychological and social health of the employees; and 63.5% stated that sufficient protection against health risks was not provided. Conclusions: The quality of provision of occupational medicine services should be improved.

Keywords

EN

workplace physician; occupational disease; occupational diseases hospitals; patient’s rights and ethics

• Publisher: Instytut Medycyny Pracy im. prof. dra Jerzego Nofera w Łodzi
• Journal: International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health
• Year: 2011
• Volume: 24
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 192-198

Dates

published

2011

Contributors

author

Inci Hot

• Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Department of Ethics, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey

author

Esin Karlikaya

• Medical School, Department of Ethics, Trakya University, Edirne, Turkey

author

Mehmet S. Erdogan

• Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Department of Public Health, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey

Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/s13382-011-0014-2

Biblioteka Nauki

2185362