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Risk of Sharps Injuries to Home Care Nurses and Aides: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine . Nov2017, Vol. 59 Issue 11, p1072-1077. 6p. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Objective: To evaluate all available literature and develop a pooled estimate of the risk of sharps injuries (SI) among home care (HC) nurses and aides. Methods: A systematic literature search was conducted and relevant articles were reviewed following Preferred Reporting items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. Primary outcome data from studies identified by the systematic review were pooled using a random effects model to calculate a summary measure of SI risk for nurses and for aides. Results: Five articles were included in the final analysis. Nurses had a 5.25% weighted average risk of experiencing at least one SI in the past year while working in HC (95% confidence interval [CI]: 3.11% to 7.40%); aides pooled SI risk was 1.74% (95% CI: 0.72% to 2.77%). Conclusions: Combining findings of all available studies demonstrates that there is a serious risk of SI among both the HC nurses and aides. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10762752
- Volume :
- 59
- Issue :
- 11
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 126228098
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000001160