Occupational health risk among healthcare workers of the Bashkortostan infectious diseases service

Abstract

The a priori and a posteriori factors of occupational health risks among workers of the infectious service have been studied. It has been shown that workers with a high a priori risk (harmful Class 3.3) have minimal risk levels in terms of occupational morbidity (Ипр = 0,0005). The occupational morbidity of healthcare workers in the infectious disease service does not reflect the levels of actual risk for their health. On physical examination, only 4 % of workers were found to be practically healthy, most often diagnosed with diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (19.8 %), as well as diseases of the circulatory system (18.8 %). Psychosocial effects leading to stress reactions with the development of chronic fatigue and occupational burnout syndrome (OBS) rank first among health problems of workers. The formed OBS was observed in 19.2 % of doctors and 29.2 % of nursing staff. The studies conducted indicate the probability of the prediction of the development of a high posterior risk to the health of workers of the infectious disease service.