RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OCCUPATIONAL RISK FACTORS AND OCCUPATIONALDISEASES IN THE NURSING PROFESSIONAL WHO WORKS AT THE SURGICAL CENTER OFTHE NATIONAL HOSPITAL DOS DE MAYO, 2019
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.35563/rmp.v10i2.431Keywords:
Riesgo laboral, enfermedades ocupacionales, profesional de enfermeríaAbstract
Objective: To determine the relationship between occupational risk factors and occupational diseases in the
nursing professional who works at the Surgical Center of the National Hospital Dos de Mayo, 2019. Material
and methods: The method was of a quantitative type, descriptive level, method cross-sectional and
correlational design. The population was made up of 30 nursing professionals. The technique was the survey
and the instrument a questionnaire. The instrument used was validated by Cronbach's alpha (α = 0.82).
Results: Of the 30 nursing professionals, regarding the first variable regarding occupational risk factors,
66.7% (20/30) are present and 33.3% (10/30) are absent; according to biological dimensions, 66.7% (20/30)
are present and 33.3% (10/30) are absent, and ergonomic, 70.0% (21/30) and 30.0% (09/30) are absent; and with reference to the second variable on occupational diseases they present 43,3% (13/30) and they do not present 23.3% (07/30); according to infectious disease dimensions, they did not present 83.3% (25/30) and they presented 16.7% (05/30), and musculoskeletal disease presented 96.7% (29/30) and they did not present 3.3% (01/30); with a Spearman's Rho correlation coefficient of 0.738, p-value 0.023, with a
significance level of 0.95 and α = 0.05. Conclusions: It has been shown that there is a relationship between
the occupational risk factor and occupational diseases in nursing professionals who work at the Surgical
Center of the National Hospital Dos de Mayo, 2019.
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