A Comparison of Safety, Health, and Well-Being Risk Factors Across Five Occupational Samples

Frontiers in Public Health

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Ginger C. Hanson¹  Lindsey Alley²  Allison Schue³  Sharon V. Thompson⁴  Megan Parish⁵  Anjali Rameshbabu²  Todd E. Bodner⁶  Leslie B. Hammer²  Diane S. Rohlman⁷  Ryan Olson²  Brad Wipfli⁶  Kerry Kuehl⁸  Nancy A. Perrin¹ 

[1] School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, United States;Oregon Healthy Workforce Center, Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences, Oregon Health & Science University, United States;College of Osteopathic Medicine, Western University of Health Sciences, United States;Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States;Confluence Health, United States;OHSU-PSU School of Public Health, Portland State University, United States;Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Iowa, United States;School of Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, United States

关键词: health promotion;    health behaviors;    occupational safety;    health;    well-being;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpubh.2021.614725

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Objective: The aim of this study was to present safety, health and well-being profiles of workers within five occupations: call center work ( N = 139), corrections ( N = 85), construction ( N = 348), homecare ( N = 149), and parks and recreation ( N = 178). Methods: Baseline data from the Data Repository of Oregon's Healthy Workforce Center were used. Measures were compared with clinical healthcare guidelines and national norms. Results: The prevalence of health and safety risks for adults was as follows: overweight (83.2%), high blood pressure (16.4%), injury causing lost work (9.9%), and reported pain (47.0%). Young workers were least likely to report adequate sleep (46.6%). Construction workers reported the highest rate of smoking (20.7%). All of the adult workers reported significantly lower general health than the general population. Conclusion: The number of workers experiencing poor safety, health and well-being outcomes suggest the need for improved working conditions.

【 授权许可】

CC BY