Data_Sheet_1_Evaluation of Sensitization Program on Occupational Health Hazards for Nursing and Allied Health Care Workers in a Tertiary Health Care Setting.docx|职业健康数据集|医疗安全数据集

Background: Occupational health hazard pertaining to health care providers is one of the neglected areas that need serious attention. Any compromise in their safety would result in reduction in workforce, which may affect patient care, keeping in mind the wide gap between the required number and actual health care workers (HCWs) available in the world over.Aim: This study was undertaken to evaluate the change in knowledge through a sensitization training program on occupational health hazards and vaccination for HCWs.Materials and Methods: Participants of the study included nursing and allied HCWs of a tertiary care health institute in Uttarakhand, India. Multiple training sessions, each of around 180 min, were held periodically in small groups with 20–40 participants over 2 years. Participants were assessed with pretest and posttest questionnaires, and feedback was taken. Questionnaires comprised three categories: general safety and ergonomics, biological hazards, and chemical and radiation hazards. Data of incident reporting for needlestick injury from 2017 to 2019 were retrieved. All data were compiled in Excel sheet and analyzed.Results: A total of 352 participants were included in the study. Mean ± SD for pretest and posttest scores were 5.3 ± 2.13 and 11.22 ± 2.15, respectively. There was considerable improvement in knowledge, which was found to be statistically significant with p-value of 0.001 for all categories. Participants in their feedback suggested for inclusion of psychosocial aspect in further training programs.Conclusion: Low baseline knowledge prior to attending the course highlights a need for an intervention through such structured sensitization program to create awareness and educate HCWs on common occupational health hazards and vaccination. Statistically significant improvement in posttest knowledge highlights effectiveness of the training program. A drastic rise in incident reporting for needlestick injury reflects fairly good impact of training program. Regular and appropriate form of training can reduce injuries resulting from occupational hazards and ensure healthy workforce contributing toward a positive impact on national economy.

背景：针对医疗保健提供者的职业健康危害问题是长期被忽视的领域之一，亟需引起高度重视。任何对其安全性的妥协都将导致劳动力减少，进而可能影响患者护理，考虑到全球范围内所需医疗保健工作者（HCWs）数量与实际可用的巨大差距。目标：本研究旨在通过针对职业健康危害和疫苗接种的敏感性培训项目评估知识的变化。材料与方法：本研究参与者包括印度乌塔拉坎德州一所三级医疗保健机构的护理和其他医疗保健工作者。在两年内，定期以20-40人的小团体为单位，举办了约180分钟的多次培训课程。参与者通过预测试和后测试问卷进行评估，并收集反馈。问卷分为三个类别：一般安全与人体工程学、生物危害以及化学和辐射危害。从2017年到2019年的针头刺伤事件报告数据被检索。所有数据均汇总至Excel表格中进行分析。结果：共有352名参与者纳入本研究。预测试和后测试的平均分（±标准差）分别为5.3±2.13和11.22±2.15。在所有类别中，知识水平均有所显著提高，这一发现具有统计学意义，p值为0.001。参与者在反馈中建议在进一步的培训计划中纳入心理社会因素。结论：课程开始前知识水平的基础较低，突显了通过此类结构化敏感性培训项目进行干预的必要性，以增强对常见职业健康危害和疫苗接种的认识和教育。后测试知识的显著提高凸显了培训计划的有效性。针头刺伤事件报告的急剧增加反映了培训计划的良好影响。定期且适当的培训形式可以减少职业危害导致的伤害，并确保健康的劳动力，从而对国家经济产生积极影响。