Frequency and risk of occupational health and safety hazards for home healthcare workers.

Details

• Personal Author:
  Agbonifo N ; Davis K ; Freeman A ; Hittle B ; Suarez R
• Description:
  Given the increased prevalence of chronic disease and health care costs, more individuals are treated in the home, which has augmented the demand for more Home Healthcare Workers (HHCWs) in the field. HHCWs face multiple hazards with injury rates being more than double the national average; however, current studies on HHCWs have provided limited understanding of their occupational safety & health experiences and exposures. The aim of this study was to assess the frequency and risk of exposures through perceptions of HHCWs. The results of this study provide an initial picture of the different risks that HHCWs face daily. These findings show that studies involving HHCWs occupational safety need to be job-specific, and the proposed interventions will also likely need to be tailored by HHCWs type. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Health Personnel Home Care Services Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Home Healthcare Workers; Home Health Nurses; Home Health Aides; Hazards; Injury; Exposure Home Health Care; Health Care Workers; Nurses; Nursing; Occupational Hazards; Occupational Exposure; Worker Health; Worker Safety; Injuries;
• ISSN:
  1084-8223
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Michigan ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  207-215
• Volume:
  29
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20065089
• Citation:
  Home Health Care Manag Pract 2017 Nov; 29(4):207-215
• Contact Point Address:
  Kermit Davis, Department of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati, 423 Kettering Laboratory, 160 Panzeca Way, Cincinnati, OH 45267-0056, USA
• Email:
  daviskg@ucmail.uc.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• Performing Organization:
  University of Cincinnati
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Home Health Care Management and Practice
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:4b5a45c434cea4ef7b51e1aa1b5dc6b60e649139643e42eb691b218303c05569d51dbce70a6d01c8e545a397c06e852b76379eaa4e30df1fac6fe874239ae811
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/248897/cdc_248897_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.55 MB ]