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정인숙 ( Jeong Ihn-Sook ) - 부산대학교 간호대학
유정옥 ( Yu Jung-Ok ) - 동아대학교 간호학과
하미정 ( Ha Mi-Jeong ) - 부산교통공사 보건관리
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the workplace response system (WRS) against infectious disasters (IDs) based on the response attitudes and capacity of occupational health nurses (OHNs) who worked during the 2015 Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak in South Korea.
Methods: Fifty-one participants who had worked as OHNs at the time of the 2015 MERS outbreak were surveyed from November 20 to December 10, 2016. Data were collected using a self-report questionnaire and analyzed using descriptive statistics and McNemaer's test.
Results: According to the survey results, the following were lacking in the WRS: a dedicated ID-response team, manuals, related education programs for OHNs, and health education programs for workers. Results also confirmed that workers were vulnerable to new infectious diseases because of the lack of health checkups and support for workers before and after business trips abroad. Among the respondents, 98.0% answered affirmatively that an ID was important for health management in the workplace, but 64.7% answered that it was difficult to manage an ID. The perceived capacity items to respond to IDs ranged from 3.0 points to 3.3 points. This scores were generally high.
Conclusion: As the WRS is currently insufficient, it is necessary to develop an adequate WRS to IDs by addressing the identified problems.
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KeyWords
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재난, 감염 관리, 중동호흡기증후군, 산업보건
Disasters, Infection control, Middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus, Occupational health nursing
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원문 및 링크아웃 정보
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등재저널 정보
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