Occupational Hazards in the Thai Healthcare Sector

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• Personal Author:
  Kongtip P ; Luksamijarulkul P ; Mawn B ; Tipayamongkholgul M ; Woskie S
• Description:
  Healthcare personnel work in vulnerable conditions that can adversely impact physical and/or mental health. This paper aims to synthesize the state of knowledge on work-related illnesses, injuries, and risks experienced by Thai healthcare workers. We found that Thai healthcare personnel, like others worldwide, are at risk for injury related to needle sticks and sharp instruments; infectious diseases due to biological hazards exposure such as airborne pathogens and patient secretions; muscle pain due to workload and long duration of work; and psychological disorders related to stressful working conditions. Because detailed surveillance data are limited for the Thai healthcare workforce, we recommend that additional surveillance data on Thai healthcare workers' health outcomes be collected. Future research efforts should also focus on evidence-based interventions in order to develop methods to prevent and treat occupational health injuries and illnesses acquired in the workplace for Thai healthcare sector workers. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Health Personnel Mental Health Needlestick Injuries Nervous System Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Thailand Health Care Personnel Healthcare Workers Long Work Hours Mental Health Needlestick Injuries Occupational Hazards Occupational Safety Surveillance Worker Health
• ISSN:
  1048-2911
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Massachusetts ; OSHA Region 1
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  83-102
• Volume:
  26
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20052924
• Citation:
  New Solut 2016 May; 26(1):83-102
• Contact Point Address:
  Barbara Mawn, 115 Wilder St., Suite 200, Lowell, MA 01854, USA
• Email:
  barbara_mawn@uml.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• Performing Organization:
  University of Massachusetts, Lowell
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20120920
• Source Full Name:
  New Solutions: A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy
• End Date:
  20150831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c5fe605bef65f18cfb85ac46ba6154f44bc102907c0913752e89a5713b8c439023125052ebb820aed0a663eb6acf7759a78f8a84458b7baaafc57567d99e2a06
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/215828/cdc_215828_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 148.37 KB ]