@article{ref1,
title="Psychosocial ergonomics of the workplace of medical staff during the COVID-19 pandemic in three risk's dimensions: working hours, violence and the use of psychoactive drugs-a prospective pilot study",
journal="Frontiers in public health",
year="2023",
author="Rypicz, Łukasz and Gawłowski, Paweł and Witczak, Izabela and Humeńczuk-Skrzypek, Alicja and Salehi, Hugh Pierre and Kołcz, Anna",
volume="11",
number="",
pages="e1199695-e1199695",
abstract="INTRODUCTION: Workplace ergonomics should also be considered in the context of psychosocial factors affecting the worker, which have a real impact on occupational risk. The present study examined psychosocial risk factors in medical personnel in three domains: working hours, violence and substance abuse. <br><br>METHODS: The purpose of the present study is to assess the current state of psychosocial ergonomics of medical personnels by measuring occupational risks in the domains of: working hours, violence and psychoactive substance abuse. The survey is consisted of two parts: socio-demographic information of participants and participants' assements of psychosocial risk factors. <br><br>RESULTS: In more than half of the respondents (52%), increased risk was identified in the domain of working hours. Nearly half of the respondents (49.6%) have an identified high risk in the domain of violence, and more than half of the respondents (52%) are at high risk in the domain of psychoactive substance abuse. <br><br>DISCUSSION: Our findings show that the present psychosocial ergonomics of the Polish health system must be improved. The COVID-19 pandemic has been a compelling test to assess the current state. Our findings highlighted the fact that HCWs often worked overtime and that many cases of workplace violence and substance abuse were reported.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2296-2565",
doi="10.3389/fpubh.2023.1199695",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1199695"
}