| Autor: |
Roelofs C; CR Research/Consulting, Roxbury, MA, USA., Sugerman-Brozan J; Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health, Boston, MA, USA., Kurowski A; Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA, USA., Russell L; TeamstersCare, Charlestown, MA, USA., Punnett L; Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA, USA. |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
New solutions : a journal of environmental and occupational health policy : NS [New Solut] 2021 Nov; Vol. 31 (3), pp. 286-297. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Jan 10. |
| DOI: |
10.1177/1048291120982597 |
| Abstrakt: |
Work factors, including physical job demands, appear to be risk factors for opioid overdoses. We collaborated with unions representing workers in high-risk occupations and offered resources to develop tailored educational interventions for their members. An ironworkers' local, a statewide nurses' union, and a Teamsters local union participated, at levels higher than we had anticipated. The three unions trained 285 workers, including apprentices, stewards, and those nearing retirement. Short surveys assessed pre- and post-training knowledge, attitudes, confidence in helping others, and related domains. Seventy percent of respondents reported heavy or very heavy physical demands at work, and one-half had experienced work-related pain. After training, participants reported more knowledge about opioids, less concern about stigma related to help-seeking, and more ability to provide help to a co-worker struggling with opioids. Peers with recovery experience provided a unique contribution to training. Tailored job-specific and peer-delivered educational interventions may be able to reduce the potential impact of opioids on working people. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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