Perceptions of Work-Related Health and Cancer Risks Among Women Firefighters
| Autor: | Kenny Fent, Natasha Schaefer Solle, Katerina M. Santiago, Jefferey L. Burgess, Casey Grant, Heather Buren, Paola Louzado Feliciano, Sara A. Jahnke, Alberto J. Caban-Martinez, Miriam M. Calkins, Natasha Parks |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Occupational cancer
medicine.medical_specialty Data collection media_common.quotation_subject Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Breastfeeding Focus Groups medicine.disease Work related Focus group Article Occupational safety and health Firefighters Neoplasms Perception Family medicine medicine Humans Women's Health Female Psychology Qualitative Research media_common Qualitative research |
| Zdroj: | J Occup Environ Med |
| ISSN: | 1536-5948 1076-2752 |
| DOI: | 10.1097/jom.0000000000002386 |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVES We use a qualitative method to gain further insight into women firefighters' experiences, perceptions of cancer, health, and safety risks in the fire service. METHODS We conducted six focus groups with U.S. women firefighters. Participants engaged in a 60 to 75-minute, semi-structured discussion and completed a sociodemographic questionnaire. A qualitative descriptive approach was used to inductively create themes. Data collection concluded when saturation was met. RESULTS Forty-nine women firefighters participated. Qualitative results indicated the main health concerns include: occupational cancer risks including, risks related to hazardous exposures, sleep disruption and stress; and women's health concerns including, cancer, pregnancy and breastfeeding, and lack of resources. CONCLUSIONS Women firefighters are concerned about their risk for cancer due to their occupation and identify a lack of resources specific to health and safety needs of women firefighters. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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