Occupational accidents and health-related quality of life: a study in three hospitals.
This study analyzed the occurrence of occupational accidents among hospital workers between 2000 and 2005 and health-related quality of life of a sample of injured workers in 2005. Data obtained through occupational accident reports indicated 286 injured workers. In typical accidents (91.6%), accidents with piercing-cutting instruments affected 68.5% of workers. The results related to health-related quality of life obtained from 61 injured workers in 2005, through the SF-36 Medical Outcomes Study 36 - item short form health survey, evidenced high average values in most of the analyzed domains, while the lowest score observed was Vitality and Bodily Pain. No significant differences in health-related quality of life were found among injured workers from the three studied hospitals.
Instituição de Ensino São Francisco, Brazil. claudia.m.monteiro@uol.com.br
Claudia Maria
CM
Monteiro
Maria Cecília Cardoso
MC
Benatti
Roberta Cunha Matheus
RC
Rodrigues
D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010564:Personnel, Hospital; D011788:Quality of Life