ERGONOMICS RISK FACTORS FROM THE BRAZILIAN HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS’ PERSPECTIVE DURING COVID-19: WHICH ARE MOST HARMFUL?
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Background: Since the outbreak of the pandemic caused by COVID-19, numerous occupational Risk Factors (RF) inherent to the activity of Healthcare Professionals (HP) were intensified given the high demand of Healthcare Facilities (HF). Objective: Identify and classify which RF are considered most harmful on the health and safety of HP under their perception in Brazil. Methods: Exploratory research with 42 HP using a Data Collection Instrument (DCI) to compare pairs of RF. The Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) method was used to rank the risks that cause most harm to HP. Results: Of the respondents, 30.23% were nurses, 25.58% were from physicians and 16.28% were from work safety. The average age of participants was 35.2 years with 8.2 years of professional experience. The RF with the greatest impact on workers' health was violence at work (9.64%); high labor demand (9.39%); and lack of active management support (8.89%). Conclusion: Even with the high demand for work due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil, the risk of workplace violence was still the most harmful risk identified by HCPs. Furthermore, HCPs should be supported by the management team to report any occupational RFs related to their activity, since a preventive safety culture is essential.
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