Assessing Risks Awareness in Operating Rooms among Post-Graduate Students: A Pilot Study

Anna Rita Corvino, Pasquale Manco, Elpidio Maria Garzillo, Maria Grazia Lourdes Monaco, Alessandro Greco, Salvatore Gerbino, Francesco Caputo, Roberto Macchiaroli and Monica Lamberti
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Anna Rita Corvino: Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, via Santa Maria di Costantinopoli, 16, 80138 Naples, Italy
Pasquale Manco: Department of Engineering, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, via Roma 29, 81031 Aversa, Italy
Elpidio Maria Garzillo: Department of Prevention, Abruzzo Local Health Authority, 67100 L’Aquila, Italy
Maria Grazia Lourdes Monaco: Occupational Medicine Unit, University Hospital of Verona, Piazzale L.A.Scuro, 37134 Verona, Italy
Alessandro Greco: Department of Engineering, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, via Roma 29, 81031 Aversa, Italy
Salvatore Gerbino: Department of Engineering, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, via Roma 29, 81031 Aversa, Italy
Francesco Caputo: Department of Engineering, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, via Roma 29, 81031 Aversa, Italy
Roberto Macchiaroli: Department of Engineering, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, via Roma 29, 81031 Aversa, Italy
Monica Lamberti: Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, via Santa Maria di Costantinopoli, 16, 80138 Naples, Italy

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 7, 1-12

Abstract: Background: In this study, we promote a global approach to occupational risk perception in order to improve occupational health and safety training programs. The study investigates the occupational risk perception of operating room healthcare workers using an Analytic Hierarchy Process approach. Methods: A pilot study was carried out through a cross-sectional survey in a university hospital in Southern Italy. An ad hoc questionnaire was administered to enrolled medical post-graduate students working in the operating room. Results: Fifty medical specialists from seven fields (anaesthetists, digestive system surgeons, general surgeons, maxillofacial surgeons, thoracic surgeons, urologists, and gynaecologists) were questioned about perceived occupational risk by themselves. Biological, ionizing radiation, and chemical risks were the most commonly perceived in order of priority ( w = 0.300, 0.219, 0.210). Concerning the biological risk, gynaecologists unexpected perceived this risk as less critical ( w = 0.2820) than anaesthesiologists ( w = 0.3354), which have the lowest perception of the risk of ionizing radiation ( w = 0.1657). Conclusions: Prioritization methods could improve risk perception in healthcare settings and help detect training needs and perform sustainable training programs.

Keywords: occupational risk perception; healthcare workers; prioritization risk methodology; Analytic Hierarchy Process (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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