2013
DOI: 10.1590/s0080-62342013000100025
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Atendimento e seguimento clínico especializado de profissionais de enfermagem acidentados com material biológico

Abstract: This cross-sectional study aimed to evaluate the conduct of nursing professionals who had been victims of accidents with biological material in a teaching hospital in the interior of the state of São Paulo, Brazil, regarding their care and specialized clinical follow-up. The study population consisted of 1,215 nursing professionals, who were interviewed individually between 2010 and 2011. Of the 1,215 nursing professionals interviewed, 636 (52.3%) reported having experienced accidents with biological material;… Show more

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“…5,8,11,16,17 Another finding was that women showed a tendency for increased negative affectivity, more intrusive thoughts, avoidance behaviors and greater vigilance, when compared to men, increasing the risk of developing PTSD. 16 However, in the present study, the sex variable was not crossed due to the fact that the number of participants did not allow more predictor variables and due to the characteristics of the profession, which, according to Pimenta et al 18 (2013) and Fiocruz and Cofen 19 (2015) is related to historical issues, with nursing being predominantly exercised by women (84.6%), which may represent a bias.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 80%
“…5,8,11,16,17 Another finding was that women showed a tendency for increased negative affectivity, more intrusive thoughts, avoidance behaviors and greater vigilance, when compared to men, increasing the risk of developing PTSD. 16 However, in the present study, the sex variable was not crossed due to the fact that the number of participants did not allow more predictor variables and due to the characteristics of the profession, which, according to Pimenta et al 18 (2013) and Fiocruz and Cofen 19 (2015) is related to historical issues, with nursing being predominantly exercised by women (84.6%), which may represent a bias.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 80%
“…In a study that aimed to evaluate the conduct of nursing professionals who were exposed to biological material at a specialized hospital in the interior of São Paulo, 56.8% of the injured professionals had completed secondary education, 30.4% had completed post-secondary education and 8.4% were attending post-secondary education (9) .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This worrying scenario is even more serious in view of the fact that adherence to postexposure behavior among health professionals is still not satisfactory, especially in developing countries (4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9) .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Similar data were obtained in national and international studies. 17,[21][22][23][24] Some predisposing factors for the occurrence of workplace accidents were observed in this study, such as inappropriate disposal of materials by other professionals as the …”
Section: Institutions Must Establish and Maintain A Comissão Interna mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…[14][15][16][17] Multiple factors can be involved in workplace accidents, and a set of data should be taken into consideration. This study did not show a significant association between the assessed variables and the occurrence of workplace accidents.…”
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confidence: 99%