[Chronic-degenerative diseases in health care activities: data from health surveillance of Federico II University General Hospital in Naples].
Recent average life increase, as well as new habits and lifestyles assumption, has determined a change in population health profiles, as a result of progressive increase in chronic-degenerative diseases prevalence. Among these latter; musculoskeletal and cardiovascular diseases are the most frequent ones. Health care workers also suffered from this change in health profiles. This study, performed thanks to the extension of Health Surveillance to all health care workers, aimed at evaluating chronic-degenerative diseases risk among three main welfare activities (medical, nursing and auxiliary). In conclusion, data showed that nurses, mainly the shift workers, are exposed to a higher risk of chronic-degenerative diseases. All other health care workers have not significant work risk factors, because of a greater burden of aging and lifestyles effects.
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Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche Preventive, Università degli Studi Federico II di Napoli. alessfarina@virgilio.it
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Ferrucci
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Romano
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Barletta
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D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D019981:Health Care Sector; D006769:Hospitals, General; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009140:Musculoskeletal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011159:Population Surveillance