The Perception of Nursing Professionals Working in a Central Sterile Supplies Department regarding Health Conditions, Workload, Ergonomic Risks, and Functional Readaptation

作     者：Rosemere Saldanha Xavier Patrícia Dos Santos Vigário Alvaro Camilo Dias Faria Patricia Maria Dusek Agnaldo José Lopes 

作者机构：Local Development Post-Graduation Program Augusto Motta University Center (UNISUAM) Rio de Janeiro Brazil. Rehabilitation Sciences Post-Graduation Program Augusto Motta University Center (UNISUAM) Rio de Janeiro Brazil. Unesulbahia-Integrated Faculties Salvador Bahia Brazil. Medical Sciences Post-Graduation Program School of Medical Sciences State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ) Rio de Janeiro Brazil. 

出 版 物：《Advances in preventive medicine》 

年 卷 期：2022年第2022卷第1期

页      面：1023728页

学科分类：12[管理学] 1204[管理学-公共管理] 120402[管理学-社会医学与卫生事业管理(可授管理学、医学学位)] 1004[医学-公共卫生与预防医学(可授医学、理学学位)] 10[医学] 

摘      要：Background:The central sterile supply department (CSSD) is wrongly seen as a place in the hospital environment that does not require skills and physical effort, being commonly a hospital sector for the relocation of functionally-readapted professionals. However, CSSD is a work environment that demands professional experience and presents itself as a sector that does not have a healthy work environment. This study aims to evaluate the frequency of comorbidities and functionally-readapted people among nursing professionals allocated to a CSSD and, also, to seek the perception of these professionals about the ergonomic risks and the degree of difficulty to perform activities within a CSSD. Methods:This is a cross-sectional study that analyzed the opinions of nursing professionals who work in the CSSD of public hospitals in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Nurses, nursing technicians and nursing assistants aged ≥18 years were included. Results:Seventy-two nursing professionals were consecutively evaluated. It was observed that 43 of them (59.7%) had never worked in a CSSD. The most prevalent comorbidity in the present study was chronic rhinosinusitis, observed in more than half of the sample, although it is interesting to note the high frequency of participants with work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSD) and repetitive strain injuries (RSI). There is a relationship between previous work in a CSSD and the ability to identify surgical tweezers by visual recognition (=0.031). There is a relationship between the time the participant had previously worked in the hospital and the skill regarding the information contained in the conference folders for preparing the tray surgical procedures ( = -0.34, =0.001). Conclusion:Almost a third of nursing professionals working in a CSSD are rehabilitated, with a high prevalence of WMSD and RSI. The commitment of managers to an internal health policy aimed at workers is necessary for health promotion.