Construction and content validation of checklist for patient safety in emergency care. / Construção e validação de conteúdo de checklist para a segurança do paciente em emergência.

OBJECTIVE: To construct and validate a checklist for patient safety in emergency care. METHOD: This is methodological research conducted in Curitiba, in 2015, with construction and validation stages. The checklist was based on the guidelines of the Brazilian patient safety programme and validated online using the Delphi method, with a questionnaire, and with the participation of 23 Brazilian specialists in the first round and 20 in the second round. The data were analysed using the Content Validity Index (CVI), Cronbach's α, and Fisher's Exact Test. RESULTS: We produced a checklist with 18 valid and reliable items (94% of CVI, Cronbach's α = 0.91). CONCLUSIONS: The checklist comprises patient safety actions and items to predict risk situations, corrective actions, and promote safety in emergency services and other health-related contexts.

Quality of life of patients with graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) post-hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

OBJECTIVE: Assessing the quality of life of adult patients with hematological cancer in the 100 days after transplantation of hematopoietic stem cells and verifying whether the variable graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) is predictive of worse results. METHOD: An observational correlational and quantitative study with 36 adult participants diagnosed with hematologic cancer who underwent hematopoietic stem cell transplantation from September 2013 to June 2015. RESULT: The mean age was 37 years, 52.78% were female, and 61.11% were diagnosed with leukemia. Quality of life scores showed a significant impact between pre-transplantation and pre-hospital discharge, and also within the 100 days post-transplantation. The statistical analysis between the scores for the groups with and without GvHD showed a significant difference between the presence of the complication and worse results. CONCLUSION: Quality of life is altered as a result of hematopoietic stem cells transplantation, especially in patients who have graft-versus-host disease. OBJETIVO: Avaliar a qualidade de vida de pacientes adultos com câncer hematológico nos 100 dias do transplante de células-tronco hematopoéticas e verificar se a variável doença do enxerto contra o hospedeiro é preditiva de piores resultados. MÉTODO: Estudo observacional, correlacional e quantitativo, com 36 participantes adultos, diagnosticados com câncer hematológico que se submeteram ao transplante de células-tronco hematopoéticas de setembro de 2013 a junho de 2015. RESULTADO: A média de idade foi 37 anos, 52,78% eram do sexo feminino, e 61,11% com diagnóstico de leucemia. Os escores de qualidade de vida demonstraram impacto significativo entre o pré-transplante e a pré-alta hospitalar e entre os 100 dias pós-transplante. A análise estatística entre os escores dos grupos com e sem doença do enxerto contra o hospedeiro evidenciou significância entre a presença desta complicação e piores resultados. CONCLUSÃO: A qualidade de vida é alterada em decorrência do transplante de células-tronco hematopoéticas, em especial nos pacientes que apresentam doença do enxerto contra o hospedeiro.

Absenteeism due to mental disorders in health professionals at a hospital in southern Brazil. / Absenteísmo por transtornos mentais em trabalhadores de saúde em um hospital no sul do Brasil.

Objective To describe the health profile of mental and behavioral disorders in health professionals at a teaching hospital in southern Brazil. Methods This was a quantitative, retrospective cross-sectional epidemiological study whose data were collected through institutional documents used to feed the Health Monitoring System for Nursing Professionals and involved all absenteeism occurred in 2011. Results We found 55 records of absenteeism due to mental and behavioral disorders, a total of 317 days absent. Nursing technicians were the most absentee, with 29.09% of the records. The intensive care unit represented the sector with the highest number of days absent, 81%, and depressive episodes were the most frequent, representing 52.72% of mental disorders. Conclusion The results showed that mental disorders in health professionals are a cause for concern and urgently need intervention.

[Description of workloads and fatigue experienced among health workers in a teaching hospital]. / Cargas e desgastes de trabalho vivenciados entre trabalhadores de saúde em um hospital de ensino.

This is an exploratory, descriptive and quantitative study, based on the following categories: work process, workloads and fatigue in a teaching hospital in Curitiba in the southern region of Brazil. The article characterizes the load and stress experienced in a university hospital, based on a previous study entitled "System for monitoring the health of nursing workers" (SIMOSTE). The results show that females were the most affected (85.9%) and the most affected professionals were nursing assistants (53.1%). The highest number of sick leaves was due to diseases of the osteoarticular system (25.2%) and the most significant loads were mechanical and physiological with 33.06% each. These results may support intervention strategies in the policies directed toward the workers' health to ensure a better quality of life and consequently improve the quality of care provided to the user.

[Infrastructure and adherence to hand hygiene: challenges to patient safety]. / Infraestrutura e adesão à higienização das mãos: desafios à segurança do paciente.

Considering the importance of hands in the chain of transmission of microorganisms, this observational research investigated the material infrastructure and compliance of hand hygiene in an intensive care unit in the south of Brazil in 2010. The data was collected by direct non-participant observation and through the use of self-administered questionnaires to be completed by the 39 participants, which was analyzed with the assistance of the chi2 Test, descriptive statistics and quantitative discourse analysis. Although health professionals overestimate compliance rates, recognize the practice as relevant to the prevention of infection and refer there are no impeding factors, of the 1,277 opportunities observed, compliance was 26% and significantly lower before patient contact and the use of aseptic procedures than after patient contact: infrastructure was shown to be deficient. The results indicate risk to patient safety, and thus, the planning of corrective actions to promote hand washing is relevant.

[Characteristics of victims and fatal accidents at the workplace]. / Caracterização das vítimas e dos acidentes de trabalho fatais.

This is a quantitative, descriptive, retrospective documental study on fatal accidents occurred during the period from o2006 to 2010, in which workers were treated at Hospital do Trabalhador, located in Curitiba/Parand. We selected 25 notifications for the outcome death. This study aimed to characterize victims and fatal occupational accidents. Fatal occupational accidents hit workers with a mean age of 35 years (SD = 13.0694), of the male sex, n = 23 (92%). Typical occupational accidents accounted for 52% (n = 13) of cases. One of the preventive measures proposed to reduce the number of fatal occupational accidents is the performance of educational and preventive work at the workplace by nurses. Moreover, it is necessary to rethink transit violence as a relevant factor for the cause of death of workers as well.

Lung cancer and occupational exposure: hospital-based case-control study.

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the relationship between occupation and lung cancer in patients at a national referral hospital for cancer care in southern Brazil. METHOD: Hospital-based case-control study conducted between February and October 2019. Occupational histories were coded according to international classifications and translated into occupations associated with lung cancer (List A and B). The odds ratios were adjusted for smoking, with a 95% confidence interval, calculated by conditional logistic regression. RESULTS: 99 cases and 227 controls were included. Among men, the occupation of painters (list A) was associated with lung cancer (OR = 14.3; 95% CI: 1.8-116.5), there were no occupations in list B associated with lung cancer. In women, no increased risks were found. CONCLUSIONS: It has been shown that exposure to occupational carcinogens among repair and construction painters increases the risk of lung cancer.

[Psychological violence in nurses' professional practice]. / Violência psicológica na prática profissional da enfermeira.

This descriptive study was performed from April to June 2008, at Universidade Federal do Paraná, in three hospitals, one higher education school and one secondary education school. The objectives were: to analyze the presence of psychological violence in the professional practice of nurses; to characterize the type of violence and the aggressor; to identify the victim's reactions after the aggression. Interviews were performed with 161 nurses, whose ages ranged between 22 and 57 years, and most of white ethnicity. It was found that psychological violence occurs at both the hospital and academic settings; most aggressors are women, particularly colleagues, followed by physicians and other health team professionals; nurses with less than one year since their graduation were those who suffered the highest degree of aggression and of greatest intensity. The factors that resulted from the aggression included irritability, which ranked first place, followed by anger, sorrow, and reduced self-esteem.

[A contribution to occupational health: a guide on the exposure to biological fluids]. / Uma contribuição à saúde dos trabalhadores: um guia sobre exposição aos fluídos biológicos.

Health workers are exposed to occupational hazards at the workplace, among which we highlight the biological risk. Information and orientation should be provided regarding the conduct that workers are expected to follow in the case becoming exposed. Thus, this guide is intended to provide the elements to orient workers' conduct in cases of biological exposure, improving adherence to the monitoring protocol.

Using technological innovation as a tool to monitor nursing workers' health. / A inovação tecnológica como ferramenta para monitoramento da saúde dos trabalhadores de enfermagem.

The objective of the present study is to describe the development of the "Monitoring System for Nursing Workers' Health" software, a technological innovation designed to identify the health hazards caused to nursing workers' and their determinants, i.e., strain and/or strength potentials, monitoring their health using indicators. The software development comprises the phases of defining the objective, chosing the thoeoretical framework, organizing the content, and developing the system's architecture. It is important to socialize this process with researchers, managers, and workers interested in this subject, because monitoring the health of nursing workers is indispensible when planning strategies to minimize the occurrence of accidents and occupational illnesses, promoting better working conditions and improving their quality of life.

Nursing APHMÓVEL: mobile application to register the nursing process in prehospital emergency care.

OBJECTIVES: to develop an application for a mobile device for the registration of the Nursing Process by nurses of the Mobile Emergency Care Service. METHODS: applied research with technology development based on software engineering and Apple's Human Interface Guidelines. It had the support of an application developer and a designer. The proposal was built in four steps (scope definition, planning, prototype creation and development). RESULTS: the application "Nursing APHMóvel" allows to record the steps of the Nursing Process, such as history, nursing diagnoses, outcomes and interventions with the possibility of storing the data and/or file in printable format. The technological innovation has location features, scales with automatic sum of items, touchscreen, and offline operation. CONCLUSIONS: it was possible to develop the application with the potential for computerized documentation of the Nursing Process by nurses working in the Mobile Emergency Care Service.

Psychosocial risks and the health of health workers: reflections on Brazilian labor reform.

OBJECTIVE: to reflect on the psychosocial risks and their impacts on the health of health workers in light of the Brazilian economic context and Labor Reform. METHOD: reflective study on the Brazilian Labor Reform and its impacts on health of health workers. RESULTS: although the changes observed in the labor sphere have contributed to improvements in health and safety policies for, these changes have also contributed to the emergence of new risks arising from work activities, including psychosocial risks, which affect all occupational categories. Final considerations: we understand that the Brazilian Labor Reform carried out in 2017 leads to the weakening of labor relations, increases workers' exposure to risks in the workplace, increases the risk of illness, and opposes the global movement of international organizations aimed at the prevention of aggravation in workers' health and also at preserving their health.

Lung cancer related to occupational exposure: an integrative review.

OBJECTIVE: To identify in the literature the carcinogenic agents found in the work environment, the occupations and the risk for lung cancer. METHOD: A descriptive and analytical study of the Integrative Literature Review type was carried out in national and international databases from the last ten years in the period from 2009 to 2018, concerning 32 studies referring to association between carcinogenic substances to which the worker is exposed and lung cancer. RESULTS: Nine (28.1%) publications originated in China and only one in Brazil. The most exposed workers were from the secondary sector, 50% being from industry and 6.2% from construction, mostly male. Asbestos and silica stood out among the carcinogenic substances most associated with lung cancer risk, accounting for 37.5% and 28.1%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: The association between occupational exposure and the risk for lung cancer was characterized in this research by the substantial scientific evidence from the described studies that confirm this association.

[The feelings experienced after occupational exposure among health care workers: fulcrum approach to work in health institutions]. / Os sentimentos vivenciados após exposição ocupacional entre trabalhadores de saúde: fulcro para repensar o trabalho em instituições de saúde.

This study aimed at capturing the psychosocial feelings and perceptions health workers face after accidents with biological material, identifying the difficulties to accomplish the follow-up. This qualitative research with intentional sample of 15 health workers was carried out. The fear was the first expressed feeling. The fear the health worker feels is related to his/her attributions, potentiates the development of stressing situations in work setting and trigger psychic suffering. The feeling of anger and outbreak appear in the discourses face the workers' indignity. Another feeling is guilty for triggering the accident. This finding allows recommending organizational restructuring proposals as well as in the behavior of workers in the dynamics of work.

[A proposal for the creation of a system to monitor cases of malignant mesothelioma in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil]. / Uma proposta de criação de um sistema para monitoramento dos casos de mesotelioma maligno em Curitiba, Paraná, Brasil.

The study proposes the creation of a system to monitor cases of malignant mesothelioma in the municipality of Curitiba, Paraná State, Brazil, based on the Italian model. This diagnosis-type action-research project featured exploratory and planning phases conducted from July 2015 to May 2017. The following search tools were used: Hospital-Based Cancer Registries Integrator with specific morphologies for mesothelioma; Hospital-Based Cancer Registry with codes C38.4 and C45 of the International Classification of Diseases, 10th revision, and/or records coded by the ICD-O with topographies C38 and C48; Population-Based Cancer Registry of the Curitiba Municipal Health Department, with the same codes. The study also identified, analyzed, and adapted to the Brazilian reality the model, questionnaires, and registry software for mesothelioma from Lombardy, Italy. Fifteen cases of mesothelioma were recorded in the Hospital-Based Cancer Registries Integrator. Two cases were recorded in the University Hospital-Based Cancer Registry and 16 in the Cancer Hospital. There were 317 cases recorded in the Population-Based Cancer Registry during the same period. Although some information was complete, data were lacking on patients' occupational history, thereby preventing the determination of a causal nexus. Given a predicted increase in cases of mesothelioma in the coming decades and the response to court cases, the implementation of registries has become essential to facilitate knowledge and follow-up on the determination of the causal link and specific sources of asbestos exposure in the country.

Este estudo objetivou propor a criação de um sistema de monitoramento dos casos de mesotelioma maligno no Município de Curitiba, Paraná, Brasil, desenvolvido com base no modelo italiano. Trata-se de uma pesquisa-ação tipo diagnóstica, que utiliza as fases exploratória e de planejamento, desenvolvida no período de julho de 2015 a maio de 2017. Utilizaram-se como ferramentas de busca os seguintes instrumentos: Integrador de Registro Hospitalar de Câncer, com as morfologias específicas para mesotelioma; Registro Hospitalar de Câncer, com os códigos C38.4 e C45, da Classificação Internacional de Doenças, 10ª revisão, e/ou registros codificados pelo CID-O, com as topografias C38 e C48; Registro de Câncer de base populacional da Secretaria Municipal de Saúde de Curitiba, com os mesmos códigos. Também foram conhecidos, analisados e adaptados para a realidade brasileira o modelo, os questionários e o software de registro de mesotelioma da Lombardia, na Itália. Observou-se que, no Integrador de Registro Hospitalar de Câncer, foram registrados 15 casos de mesotelioma. No Registro Hospitalar de Câncer do hospital universitário, foram dois. No hospital oncológico, 16. Os dados do Registro de Câncer de Base Populacional, por sua vez, indicaram 317 registros relativos ao período. Apesar de algumas informações estarem mais completas, existe a falta de dados relacionados à história laboral, impossibilitando estabelecer o nexo causal. Com o aumento do número de casos de mesotelioma previstos para as próximas décadas e o atendimento às demandas legais, a implantação de registros torna-se essencial para auxiliar no conhecimento, no acompanhamento, na determinação de nexo causal e nas fontes de contaminação específicas no país.

El objetivo de este estudio fue proponer la creación de un sistema de monitoreo de casos de mesotelioma maligno en el municipio de Curitiba, Paraná, Brasil, desarrollado en base al modelo italiano. Se trata de una investigación-acción de tipo diagnóstica, que usa fases de carácter exploratorio y de planificación, desarrolladas durante el período de julio de 2015 a mayo de 2017. Se utilizaron como herramientas de búsqueda los siguientes instrumentos: Integrador del Registro Hospitalario de Cáncer con morfologías específicas para mesotelioma; Registro Hospitalario de Cáncer con los códigos C38.4 y C45, procedentes de la Clasificación Internacional de Enfermedades décima revisión, y/o registros codificados por el CID-O con topografías C38 y C48; Registro de Cáncer de base poblacional de la Secretaría Municipal de Salud de Curitiba con los mismos códigos. También se presentaron, analizaron y adaptaron a la realidad brasileña el modelo, los cuestionarios y el software de registro de mesotelioma de Lombardía, en Italia. Se observó que, en el Integrador de Registro Hospitalario de Cáncer, se registraron 15 casos de mesotelioma. En el Registro Hospitalario de Cáncer del hospital universitario, fueron dos. En el hospital oncológico, 16. Los datos del Registro de Cáncer de Base Poblacional, a su vez, indicaron 317 registros relacionados con este período. A pesar de que algunos datos estaban más completos, existe una falta de datos relacionados con la historia laboral, imposibilitando establecer el nexo causal. Con el aumento del número de casos de mesotelioma previstos para las próximas décadas, y la atención a las demandas legales, la implantación de los registros se convierte en esencial para apoyar el conocimiento, el seguimiento, así como la determinación del nexo causal y las fuentes de contaminación específicas en el país.

Absenteeism due to musculoskeletal disorders in Brazilian workers: thousands days missed at work. / Absenteísmo por distúrbios musculoesqueléticos em trabalhadores do Brasil: milhares de dias de trabalho perdidos.

OBJECTIVE: To describe and analyze the absenteeism of Brazilian workers notified with musculoskeletal disorders, from 2007 to 2012. METHODS: This is a quantitative, cross-sectional and descriptive study, including retrospective and secondary data. The records came from the Information System of Notifiable Diseases, which notifies workers on a social security system, as well as informal workers. The study lasted for six years. We analyzed sociodemographic, work organization and injury variables. RESULTS: There were approximately 5 million working days lost for 18,611 workers who were notified and removed from the position. The groups that stood out in the analysis were the illiterate people, in the age group of 50 to 59 years, with daily working hours higher than 6 hours, from the great occupational group 4, the ICD-10 M50 and M51, and workers with mental disorders. CONCLUSIONS: High absenteeism among workers with musculoskeletal disorders, illiterate, aged from 50 to 59 years, administrative service workers, ICD-10 M51 and workers with mental disorders. It is necessary to outline public policies that contemplate the absenteeism caused by the disease, in order to reduce morbidity, as well as the socioeconomic losses.

Palliative therapy in adults with cancer: a cross-sectional study.

OBJECTIVE: To characterize the socioeconomic and clinical profile of adult cancer patients in palliative therapy. METHOD: Cross-sectional study in an oncology hospital in Paraná, with 124 adult patients who started palliative therapy in the period from Jan. 2 to June 30, 2015. RESULTS: Of the participating population, 60.5% were women, 68.5% white, 48.4% married, 72.6% catholic and with income of one to two minimum wages. Non-smokers, 45.2%, non-alcoholics 75%, and 92% had Performance Status 1 and 2. The predominant primary diagnosis was breast cancer, with previous chemotherapy and radiotherapy. The sites of metastasis were lung/mediastinum/bronchi and lymph nodes. CONCLUSION: The socioeconomic and clinical context characterized the profile of adult patients in palliative therapy. The demand arising from the increase in cases of advanced cancer requires nursing care at all stages of treatment.

Validação de instrumento para Registro do Processo de Enfermagem no atendimento pré-hospitalar móvel de urgência / Validación de un instrumento para el Registro del Proceso de Enfermería en la atención móvil de emergencia prehospitalaria / Validation of an instrument for the Nursing Process Record in prehospital mobile emergency care

Objetivo: validar a aparência e o conteúdo de um instrumento para Registro do Processo de Enfermagem no Serviço de Atendimento Móvel de Urgência. Método: estudo de abordagem quantitativa, em que o instrumento foi submetido à validação de aparência e conteúdo por comitê de 21 experts na área de atendimento pré-hospitalar móvel de urgência nacionalmente. Um Índice de Validade de Conteúdo (IVC) igual ou superior a 0,80 estabeleceu a validação. Resultados: obteve-se um IVC de 0,94. Apenas o item facilidade de leitura, relacionado à aparência, teve um índice abaixo do estabelecido. Foi possível avaliar as 99 intervenções de Enfermagem elencadas. Conclusão: o instrumento para Registro do Processo de Enfermagem no Serviço de Atendimento Móvel de Urgência foi considerado válido e pode possibilitar a documentação manual da prática do enfermeiro neste cenário.

Objective: face and content validation of an instrument for Recording the Nursing Process in the Mobile Emergency Care Service. Method: quantitative study of face and content validation of the instrument by a committee of 21 experts in the field of prehospital mobile emergency care nationwide. A Content Validity Index (CVI) equal to or greater than 0.80 determined validation. Results: a CVI of 0.94 was obtained. Only the item ease of reading, related to appearance, had an index below the established. It was possible to evaluate the 99 nursing interventions listed. Conclusion: the instrument for the Nursing Process Record in the Mobile Emergency Care Service was considered valid and can enable the manual documentation of nursing practice in this setting.

Objetivo: validación de apariencia y contenido de un instrumento para el Registro del Proceso de Enfermería en el Servicio de Atención Móvil de Emergencia. Método: estudio cuantitativo de validación facial y de contenido del instrumento por un comité de 21 expertos en el campo de la atención prehospitalaria móvil de emergencia a nivel nacional. Un Índice de Validez de Contenido (IVC) igual o superior a 0,80 determinó la validación. Resultados: se obtuvo un IVC de 0,94. Únicamente el ítem facilidad de lectura, relacionado con la apariencia, presentó índice por debajo de lo establecido. Fue posible evaluar las 99 intervenciones de enfermería listadas. Conclusión: el instrumento para el Registro del Proceso de Enfermería en el Servicio de Atención Móvil de Emergencia se consideró válido y puede posibilitar la documentación manual de la práctica de enfermería en este escenario.

Acidentes de trabalho com material biológico e medidas protetivas adotadas na COVID-19 / Accidentes laborales con material biológico y medidas de protección adoptadas durante el COVID-19 / Occupational accidents with biological material and protective measures adopted in COVID-19

Resumo Objetivo Avaliar a ocorrência de acidentes de trabalho com material biológico e as medidas protetivas adotadas por profissionais de saúde, durante a pandemia por COVID-19, em um complexo hospitalar do sul do Brasil. Métodos Pesquisa descritiva, analítica, exploratória e quantitativa, desenvolvida em um Complexo Hospitalar do Sul do Brasil. Os participantes foram profissionais de saúde (auxiliares e técnicos de enfermagem, enfermeiros, fisioterapeutas e médicos), que atuaram em unidades COVID-19. Realizou-se a coleta de dados de maio a agosto de 2021, por meio de um instrumento estruturado para entrevista on-line sobre perfil sócio-ocupacional, histórico laboral e medidas protetivas. A análise ocorreu de forma descritiva e com testes de qui quadrado, exato de Fisher e odds ratio . Resultados De 104 participantes, a média de idade foi 35,8 anos, 84,6% do sexo feminino, 57,7% eram enfermeiros, 38,5% tiveram COVID-19, 5,8% tiveram acidentes de trabalho com material biológico. Sobre as medidas protetivas destaca-se que o uso do protetor facial ou óculos de proteção diminuiu as chances da ocorrência de acidentes. Quanto ao uso de equipamentos de proteção individual em procedimentos geradores de aerossóis, os participantes que fizeram uso na maioria das vezes, ao invés de sempre conforme recomendado, apresentaram risco aumentado para acidente de trabalho com material biológico (p=0,015 OR:7,67 [1,16-50,63]). Conclusão A pesquisa inferiu que houve associação entre a ocorrência dos acidentes e adesão às medidas protetivas. Reforça-se a importância da implementação de medidas que contribuam para a segurança dos profissionais de saúde e minimizem a exposição a riscos e agravos à saúde.

Resumen Objetivo Evaluar los casos de accidentes laborales con material biológico y las medidas de protección adoptadas por profesionales de la salud durante la pandemia por COVID-19, en un complejo hospitalario del sur de Brasil. Métodos Investigación descriptiva, analítica, exploratoria y cuantitativa, llevada a cabo en un complejo hospitalario del sur de Brasil. Los participantes fueron profesionales de la salud (auxiliares y técnicos de enfermería, enfermeros, fisioterapeutas y médicos) que trabajaron en unidades de COVID-19. Se realizó la recopilación de datos de mayo a agosto de 2021, por medio de un instrumento estructurado de una encuesta en línea sobre el perfil sociolaboral, historial laboral y medidas de protección. El análisis se llevó a cabo de forma descriptiva y con prueba χ2 de Pearson, prueba exacta de Fisher y odds ratio . Resultados De 104 participantes, el promedio de edad fue 35,8 años, el 84,6 % de sexo femenino, el 57,7 % era enfermero, el 38,5 % tuvo COVID-19, el 5,8 % tuvo accidentes laborales con material biológico. Sobre las medidas de protección, se destaca que el uso del protector facial o anteojos de protección redujo las probabilidades de episodios de accidentes. Respecto al uso de equipos de protección individual en procedimientos generadores de aerosoles, los participantes que los utilizaron la mayoría de las veces, en lugar de siempre como recomendado, presentaron riesgo aumentado de accidente laboral con material biológico (p=0,015 OR:7,67 [1,16-50,63]). Conclusión La investigación infirió que hubo relación entre los casos de accidentes y la adherencia a medidas de protección. Se refuerza la importancia de implementar medidas que contribuyan a la seguridad de los profesionales de la salud y minimicen la exposición al riesgo de agravios de la salud.

Abstract Objective To assess the occurrence of occupational accidents with biological material and the protective measures adopted by health professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic in a hospital complex in southern Brazil. Methods This is descriptive, analytical, exploratory and quantitative research, developed in a hospital complex in southern Brazil. Participants were health professionals (nursing assistants and technicians, nurses, physiotherapists and physicians) who worked at COVID-19 units. Data were collected from May to August 2021, using a structured instrument for an online interview about the socio-occupational profile, work history and protective measures. Analysis was descriptive, and with chi-square, Fisher's exact and odds ratio tests were used. Results Of 104 participants, the average age was 35.8 years, 84.6% female, 57.7% were nurses, 38.5% had COVID-19, 5.8% had occupational accidents with biological material. Regarding protective measures, it should be noted that the use of a face shield or goggles reduced the chances of accidents. Regarding personal protective equipment use in aerosol-generating procedures, participants who used it most of the time, rather than always as recommended, showed an increased risk of occupational accidents with biological material (p=0.015 OR:7.67 [1.16-50.63]). Conclusion The research inferred that there was an association between the occurrence of accidents and compliance with protective measures. It reinforces the importance of implementing measures that contribute to health professionals' safety and minimize exposure to risks and health problems.

Medidas de proteção contra COVID-19 sob ótica dos profissionais de saúde: Estudo transversal e analítico / COVID-19 protective measures from the perspective of health professionals: Cross-sectional and analytical study / Medidas de protección contra el COVID-19 desde la perspectiva de los profesionales sanitarios: Un estudio transversal y analítico

Resumo Enquadramento: A utilização de medidas de proteção por profissionais de saúde pode estar associada à prevenção do risco de contaminação pela COVID-19. Objetivo: Analisar o uso de medidas de proteção por profissionais de saúde contra COVID-19 num complexo hospitalar numa capital brasileira. Metodologia: Estudo transversal, descritivo, quantitativo e analítico, realizado com profissionais de saúde que trabalharam na luta contra COVID-19. A recolha de dados ocorreu através de entrevista online, com questionário estruturado sobre perfil sócio-ocupacional e medidas de proteção contra COVID-19. A análise foi com estatística descritiva, testes Qui Quadrado, exato de Fisher e odds ratio. Resultados: Dos 104 participantes, 57,7% eram enfermeiros, 66,7% participaram de capacitações de prevenção no trabalho e foram negativos para COVID-19 (p = 0,006), 59,2% reportaram disponibilidade e uso de equipamentos de proteção individual (p = 0,05) e não foram infectados; 37,5% dos profissionais que utilizaram medidas de proteção em procedimentos com aerossóis, testaram negativo para COVID-19. Conclusão: As medidas de proteção reduziram a exposição dos profissionais de saúde aos riscos de contaminação por COVID-19.

Abstract Background: The use of protective measures by health professionals may be associated with COVID-19 prevention. Objective: To analyze how health professionals use COVID-19 protective measures in a hospital complex in a Brazilian capital city. Methodology: Descriptive, analytical, cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach. The sample consisted of health professionals working in the fight against COVID-19. Data were collected through an online interview, with a structured questionnaire on their socio-occupational profile and use of COVID-19 protective measures. Data were analyzed through descriptive statistics, Chi-square and Fisher's exact tests, and odds ratio. Results: Of the 104 participants, 57.7% were nurses, 66.7% had training in COVID-19 prevention at the workplace and tested negative for COVID-19 (p = 0.006), 59.2% reported availability and use of personal protective equipment (p = 0.05) and were not infected; 37.5% of professionals who used protective measures in aerosol-generating procedures tested negative for COVID-19. Conclusion: Protective measures reduced health professionals' exposure to the risks of COVID-19 infection.

Resumen Marco contextual: El uso de medidas de protección por parte del personal sanitario puede estar asociado a la prevención del riesgo de contaminación por COVID-19. Objetivo: Analizar el uso de medidas de protección por parte de los profesionales sanitarios frente al COVID-19 en un complejo hospitalario de una capital brasileña. Metodología: Estudio transversal, descriptivo, cuantitativo y analítico, realizado con profesionales sanitarios que trabajaban en la lucha contra el COVID-19. La recogida de datos se realizó mediante entrevista en línea, con cuestionario estructurado sobre perfil sociolaboral y medidas de protección frente al COVID-19. El análisis se llevó a cabo con estadística descriptiva, pruebas chi cuadrado, exacta de Fisher y odds ratio. Resultados: De los 104 participantes, el 57,7% eran enfermeros, el 66,7% participaron en formación preventiva en el puesto de trabajo y dieron negativo en COVID-19 (p = 0,006), el 59,2% indicaron la disponibilidad y el uso de equipos de protección individual (p = 0,05) y no estaban infectados; el 37,5% de los profesionales que utilizaron medidas de protección en procedimientos con aerosoles dieron negativo en COVID-19. Conclusión: Las medidas de protección han reducido la exposición del personal sanitario a los riesgos de contaminación por COVID-19.