International Conference on Eurasian Economies
29-31 August 2016 – Kaposvár, HUNGARY
Paper detail
Paper ID : 1710
Status : Paper published
Language : Turkish
Topic : Sectoral Analyses
Presenter: Prof. Dr. Volkan Öngel
Session : 4C Sağlık Ekonomisi
Occupational Health and Safety Practices Evaluation by Health Workers: An Example of Private Hospital
İş Sağlığı Ve Güvenliği Uygulamalarının Sağlık Çalışanları Tarafından Değerlendirilmesi: Bir Özel Hastane Örneği
- Selin Dayan (Istanbul Beykent University, Türkiye)
- Prof. Dr. Volkan Öngel (Istanbul Beykent University, Türkiye)
Abstract
The aim of this study is to identify distribution of occupational diseases and related health complaints among health workers and also to detect employee apprehensions about availability of occupational health and safety issues in the workplace. The application area of this study is a private hospital subservient in Istanbul and accredited by JCI. Within the framework of this study, a survey which contains 8 queries about demographic and personal features, 12 queries about occupational diseases and related complaints and 24 queries about occupational health and safety issues is applied to health staff employed in variable departments and positions in this hospital. The reliability coefficient of this survey is found .816 (Cronbach’s Alpha). In the conclusion of this study; it is detected that the employee’s perception about the occupational health and safety issues in the workplace has a positive aspect. Moreover, arm and leg pains (%65.6), over-fatigue (%64.1), insomnia (%59.7) and presence of venous varicosises (%54.2) were the most determined diseases and complaints, which are considered as work-originated among healthcare workers. In accordance with findings, the privileged improvements about the problems in occupational health and safety issues in this hospital have been presented.
JEL codes: J28, J88
Dayan, Selin , Öngel, Volkan (2016). "Occupational Health and Safety Practices Evaluation by Health Workers: An Example of Private Hospital" in Proceedings of International Conference of Eurasian Economies 2016, pp.479-486, Kaposvár, HUNGARY.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36880/C07.01710
