Occupational health issues experienced by UK embryologists : informing improvements in clinical reproductive science practice

A consultation exercise was undertaken with UK embryologists to construct knowledge of the occupational health issues they experience in everyday practice. Data were obtained from 223 eligible survey responses. Work-related ill health was self-reported by 58.3% of respondents, 76.2% of whom reported multiple issues. The most frequently disclosed ill-health conditions were musculoskeletal disorders (45.3%) and stress and mental health problems (27.8%). Other issues with an incidence above 3% were ocular and auditory problems and needlestick and liquid nitrogen injuries. Shoulder injury or pain correspondingly increased in incidence with length of time in service. Absence from work and/or light duties were necessitated for 34.5% of those affected. Assessment of the evidence base for these work-related ill-health conditions explored contributory and ameliorating factors, which enabled a series of evidence-based recommendations to be formulated via the adoption of a GRADE-based framework.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:25

Enthalten in:

Human fertility (Cambridge, England) - 25(2022), 4 vom: 02. Okt., Seite 608-617

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Priddle, Helen [VerfasserIn]
Pickup, Sarah [VerfasserIn]
Hayes, Catherine [VerfasserIn]
Association of Reproductive and Clinical Scientists (ARCS) [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Embryologists
Healthcare science
Journal Article
Musculoskeletal disorders.
Occupational health
Reproductive scientists
Workplace stress

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Date Completed 15.11.2022

Date Revised 15.11.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/14647273.2021.1871782

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM320217191