Health problems among Swedish ambulance personnel: long-term risks compared to other professions in Sweden – a longitudinal register study
| Autor: | Anders Jonsson, Salmir Nasic, Lars Lundberg, Kåre Karlsson, Jan Mårtensson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Occupational group register study Health Personnel Ambulances Occupational injury Nursing Intervertebral disc disorders Health problems Health care medicine Humans Longitudinal Studies occupational injury Safety Risk Reliability and Quality Ambulance personnel Register study Sweden business.industry Omvårdnad Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Diagnostic coding work-related diseases medicine.disease Family medicine work-related stress DORSOPATHIES business Safety Research |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics. 28:1130-1135 |
| ISSN: | 2376-9130 1080-3548 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/10803548.2020.1867400 |
| Popis: | Objectives. This study aimed to investigate whether Swedish ambulance personnel differ in the extent of suffering from health problems compared to other occupational groups. Methods. Two cohorts of ambulance personnel from 2001 and 2008, with 1778 and 2753 individuals, respectively, were followed regarding assignment of diagnostic coding (International Classification of Diseases codes) until 2016. These two cohorts represent all who were employed as ambulance personnel by public employers during these years. Two comparison groups were added: other healthcare workers and other professions. All data were retrieved from national registers. The chi (2) test was were used for statistical calculation. Results. Swedish ambulance personnel are at a significantly higher risk of being affected by 'Paroxysmal tachycardia, atrial fibrillation and flutter, other cardiac arrhythmias', by 'Other intervertebral disc disorders' and by 'Arthropathies', when compared to both comparison groups in both cohorts. Almost similar results were seen for 'Gonarthrosis' and for 'Dorsopathies'. Conclusions. Swedish ambulance personnel run the risk of being affected by certain diseases and injuries to a greater extent compared to other professions. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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