한국산업보건학회지 (Journal of Korean Society of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene)

  • 제30권4호
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  • Pages.353-363
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  • 2020
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  • 2384-132X(pISSN)
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  • 2289-0564(eISSN)
한국산업보건학회 (Korean Industrial Hygiene Association)
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보건업 종사자의 업무상 질병

Occupational Diseases among Health Workers

  • 안선아 (가천대학교 의학전문대학원) ;
  • 함승헌 (가천대학교 의과대학 직업환경의학교실) ;
  • 이완형 (가천대학교 의과대학 직업환경의학교실) ;
  • 최원준 (가천대학교 의과대학 직업환경의학교실) ;
  • 강성규 (가천대학교 의과대학 직업환경의학교실)
  • An, SeonA (Gachon University, Graduate School of Medicine) ;
  • Ham, Seunghon (Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, College of Medicine, Gachon University) ;
  • Lee, Wanhyung (Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, College of Medicine, Gachon University) ;
  • Choi, Won-Jun (Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, College of Medicine, Gachon University) ;
  • Kang, Seong-Kyu (Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, College of Medicine, Gachon University)
  • 투고 : 2020.09.17
  • 심사 : 2020.12.19
  • 발행 : 2020.12.31
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Objectives: Occupational diseases that occur due to or aggravated by work have commonly been recognized in the manufacturing industry, but there are now more incidences happening in the service industry due to changes in the industrial structure. Health workers are exposed to direct factors and various other causes of occupational disease at work, such as physical, chemical, biological, and psyco-social factors. This study aims to identify work-related diseases affecting health workers that are recognized as occupational diseases. Methods: The research is based on the data of workers whose diseases were accepted as work-related by the Industrial Accidents Compensation Insurance, and filed by the Korean Occupational Safety and Health Agency. Amongst the approved claims during 2011 to 2015, we focused on healthcare workers and health-related workers of the Korean Standard Classification of Occupations. Descriptive statistics were performed. Results: The number of health workers(HWs) with approved work-related disease was 1,707 over 5 years. The number of healthcare workers(HCWs) excluding caregivers was 370 (21.7%) and of health-related workers (HRWs) it was 736 (43.1%). Out of HWs who were approved for their illnesses, females were 80% of HCWs and 88% of HRWs. The most common occupational disease in HWs was musculoskeletal diseases, while that of nurses was infectious disease. Conclusions: HWs are exposed to various risks from their profession and are affected by occupational diseases. It is necessary to focus on this issue and provide preventive measures.

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