Exposure to Stress: Occupational Hazards in Hospitals

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• Journal Article:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Occupational stress has been a long-standing concern of the health care industry. Studies indicate that health care workers have higher rates of substance abuse and suicide than other professions and elevated rates of depression and anxiety linked to job stress. In addition to psychological distress, other outcomes of job stress include burnout, absenteeism, employee intent to leave, reduced patient satisfaction, and diagnosis and treatment errors. The purpose of this brochure is to: 1. Identify the sources of occupational stress; 2. Identify the adverse health effects of occupational stress; 3. Recommend work practices to reduce occupational stress. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Content Notes:
  Includes bibliographical references (p. 10-13).
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Alcoholic Beverages Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Health Personnel Mental Health Occupational Diseases Occupational Health Risk Management Safety Shift Work Schedule Stress, Psychological

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• Keywords:
  Health-care-facilities; Health-care-personnel; Health-care; Psychological-stress; Psychological-effects; Job-stress; Substance-abuse; Alcoholism; Shift-work; Shift-workers
• Source:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2008-136, 2008 Jul; :1-13
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  EID - Education and Information Division ; DART - Division of Applied Research and Technology
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  20 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20034194
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB2008-112816
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2008
• NORA Priority Area:
  Healthcare and Social Assistance
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/11509/cdc_11509_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 210.07 KB ]