Effect of motivational group interviewing-based safety education on Workers’ safety behaviors in glass manufacturing

BMC Public Health

Research Article

Zahra Rostami¹  Nasrin Rozbehani¹  Ali Navidian² 

[1] Arak University of medical sciences, Arak, Iran;Pregnancy Health Research Center, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran;

关键词: Traditional Education;    Personal Protective Equipment;    Educational Session;    Occupational Injury;    Safe Behavior;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12889-015-2246-8

 received in 2015-05-04, accepted in 2015-09-07,  发布年份 2015

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundWorker safety education using models that identify and reinforce factors affecting behavior is essential. The present study aimed to determine the effect of safety education based on motivational interviewing on awareness of, attitudes toward, and engagement in worker safety in the glass production industry in Hamedan, Iran, in 2014.MethodsThis was a quasi-experimental interventional study including a total of 70 production line workers at glass production facilities in Hamedan. The workers were randomly assigned to either an intervention or a control group, with 35 workers in each group. Participants in the control group received four one-hour safety education sessions, in the form of traditional lectures. Those in the intervention group received four educational sessions based on motivational group interviewing, which were conducted in four groups of eight to ten participants each. The instruments used included a researcher-developed questionnaire with checklists addressing safety awareness, and attitude and performance, which were completed before and 12 weeks after the intervention. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, independent and paired t-tests, and chi-squared tests.ResultsHaving obtained the differences in scores before and after the intervention, we determined mean changes in the scores of awareness, attitude, and use of personal protective equipment among workers who underwent motivational group interviewing (3.74 ± 2.16, 1.71 ± 3.16, and 3.2 ± 1.92, respectively, p < 0.05). These scores were significantly greater than those of control workers who underwent traditional educational sessions (1.28 ± 1.93, 1.1 ± 3.07, and 0.2 ± 1.26, respectively).ConclusionsOur findings revealed that incorporation of motivational interviewing principles into safety education programs had the positive effect of enhancing workers’ knowledge, attitude, and, particularly, implementation of safe behaviors. The application of this advisory approach is recommended to increase workplace safety and minimize occupational hazards in the work environment.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
© Navidian et al. 2015