Work- related risk factors and preventive measures among nurses and dentists at faculty of oral and dental medicine /

Marwa Mamdouh Shaban

Work- related risk factors and preventive measures among nurses and dentists at faculty of oral and dental medicine / ا ارة ا وااءات ا ا ت وأطءان ط ا وان Marwa Mamdouh Shaban ; Supervised Nagat Said Habib , Shireen Ezz Eldin Taha , Eman Mahmoud Seif Elnaser - Cairo : Marwa Mamdouh Shaban , 2015 - 139 , 11 Leaves : charts , facsimiles ; 30cm

Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Nursing - Department of Community Health Nursing

Background: Dental nurses and dentists were constantly exposed to a number of specific work-related health risk factors which develop and intensify with years. Awareness regarding these work-related health risk factors and implementation of preventive health care measures could provide a safe work environment for all dental nurses and dentists. Aim of the study: To assess the work-related health risk factors among dental nurses and dentists and preventive health care measures applied among dental nurses and dentists. Research design: A descriptive design was utilized. Sample: Convenience sample of 50 dental nurses and 150 dentists were included in the current study. Setting: This study was conducted at the dental clinics at faculty of oral and dental medicine, Al-Kasr Al-Ainy Hospital. Tools of data collection: Three tools were developed, tested for clarity and feasibility: a-Socio-demographic data sheet, b-Work- related health risk factors questionnaire, and c-Structured observational checklist. Results: The most common work risk factors prevailing among dental nurses were emotional exhaustion (82%), low back pain (76%) and latex allergy (62%) and the most common work risk factors prevailing among dentists were percutaneous exposure incident (100%), emotional exhaustion (100%) and low back pain (93.3%). Also, statistically significant negative correlation (r=- 0.274, at p = 0.045) between the incidence of chemical health risk factors and application of chemical preventive measures among dental nurses. A statistically significant negative correlation (r=-0.177, at p = 0.030) between the incidences of mechanical health risk factors among dentists and application of mechanical preventive measures. Conclusion: The studied dental nurses and dentists exposed to many work-related health risk factors as latex allergy, percutaneous exposure incidents, low back pain and emotional exhaustion related to inappropriate application of preventive health care measures.



Nurses Preventive Measures Work-related risk factors
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