WORKPLACE MEDICINE PRACTICES AND REFERRAL OF THE EMPLOYEES TO THE SECONDARY AND TERTIARY LEVEL HEALTH INSTITUTIONS

Hande Bahadır; Arif H. Çımrın; Osman Bölükbaş

Makale detayları

WORKPLACE MEDICINE PRACTICES AND REFERRAL OF THE EMPLOYEES TO THE SECONDARY AND TERTIARY LEVEL HEALTH INSTITUTIONS

Yazarlar:

Hande Bahadır | Arif H. Çımrın | Osman Bölükbaş

Yayıncı:

Eskişehir Osmangazi University

Ana Başlıklar:

Koruyucu Sağlık Hizmetleri

Dergi:

Eskişehir Türk Dünyası Uygulama ve Araştırma Merkezi Halk Sağlığı Dergisi Vol.9 Issue 1, pp.48-56

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

1/2024

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001310593

pISSN:

2564-6311

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Özet:

 Employees may need to be referred to health institutions for different indications, such as illness and rehabilitation. In Turkey, the procedure for referring cases from the workplace to health institutions is not fully defined. Learning the approaches of workplace physicians on employee referrals will determine the direction and content of future studies on this matter. This study aims to obtain information about the characteristics of workplace physicians working in Izmir province and their attitudes towards case referral to health institutions. The population of the descriptive study consisted of workplace physicians registered in Izmir Medical Chamber e-mail information network. The subjects were contacted through the information network of the Chamber, and an online questionnaire was sent. 58 of the participants stated that they participated in risk assessment studies and conducted field surveillance. 69.3 of the participants stated that they were able to conduct a pre-employment examination for all employees, and 78.4 stated that they were able to conduct periodic examinations on a regular basis. 52.3 of the participants stated that they referred patients with a preliminary occupational disease diagnosis one or more times. One-fourth of the participants stated that they could not act freely in terms of referring cases from the workplace. The examinations performed at the workplace and referral of the necessary cases to advanced healthcare centers are vital steps in protecting and improving employee health. It is crucial for the workplace physician to feel free to refer suspicious cases and to have job security against all possible consequences.

 Employees may need to be referred to health institutions for different indications, such as illness and rehabilitation. In Turkey, the procedure for referring cases from the workplace to health institutions is not fully defined. Learning the approaches of workplace physicians on employee referrals will determine the direction and content of future studies on this matter. This study aims to obtain information about the characteristics of workplace physicians working in Izmir province and their attitudes towards case referral to health institutions. The population of the descriptive study consisted of workplace physicians registered in Izmir Medical Chamber e-mail information network. The subjects were contacted through the information network of the Chamber, and an online questionnaire was sent. 58 of the participants stated that they participated in risk assessment studies and conducted field surveillance. 69.3 of the participants stated that they were able to conduct a pre-employment examination for all employees, and 78.4 stated that they were able to conduct periodic examinations on a regular basis. 52.3 of the participants stated that they referred patients with a preliminary occupational disease diagnosis one or more times. One-fourth of the participants stated that they could not act freely in terms of referring cases from the workplace. The examinations performed at the workplace and referral of the necessary cases to advanced healthcare centers are vital steps in protecting and improving employee health. It is crucial for the workplace physician to feel free to refer suspicious cases and to have job security against all possible consequences.

 Employees may need to be referred to health institutions for different indications, such as illness and rehabilitation. In Turkey, the procedure for referring cases from the workplace to health institutions is not fully defined. Learning the approaches of workplace physicians on employee referrals will determine the direction and content of future studies on this matter. This study aims to obtain information about the characteristics of workplace physicians working in Izmir province and their attitudes towards case referral to health institutions. The population of the descriptive study consisted of workplace physicians registered in Izmir Medical Chamber e-mail information network. The subjects were contacted through the information network of the Chamber, and an online questionnaire was sent. 58 of the participants stated that they participated in risk assessment studies and conducted field surveillance. 69.3 of the participants stated that they were able to conduct a pre-employment examination for all employees, and 78.4 stated that they were able to conduct periodic examinations on a regular basis. 52.3 of the participants stated that they referred patients with a preliminary occupational disease diagnosis one or more times. One-fourth of the participants stated that they could not act freely in terms of referring cases from the workplace. The examinations performed at the workplace and referral of the necessary cases to advanced healthcare centers are vital steps in protecting and improving employee health. It is crucial for the workplace physician to feel free to refer suspicious cases and to have job security against all possible consequences.

 Çalışanların hastalık ve rehabilitasyon gibi farklı endikasyonlar için sağlık kuruluşlarına sevk edilmesi gerekebilir. Türkiyede çalışanların işyerinden sağlık kuruluşlarına sevkine ilişkin prosedür tam olarak tanımlanmamıştır. İşyeri hekimlerinin olgu sevklerine yaklaşımlarının öğrenilmesi bu konuda yapılacak çalışmaların yönünü ve içeriğini belirleyecektir. Bu çalışma, İzmir ilinde görev yapan işyeri hekimlerinin özellikleri ve sağlık kuruluşlarına olgu sevkine yönelik tutumları hakkında bilgi edinmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Tanımlayıcı tipteki araştırmanın evrenini, İzmir Tabip Odası e-mail bilgi ağında bulunan işyeri hekimleri oluşturmuştur. Odanın bilgi ağı aracılığıyla katılımcılarla iletişime geçilmiş ve çevrimiçi bir anket gönderilmiştir. Katılımcıların 58i risk değerlendirme çalışmalarına katıldığını ve saha gözetimi yaptığını belirtmiştir. Katılımcıların 69,3ü tüm çalışanlara işe giriş muayenesi yapabildiğini, 78,4ü ise düzenli olarak periyodik muayene yapabildiğini belirtmiştir. Katılımcıların 52,3ü meslek hastalığı ön tanısı olan hastaları bir veya daha fazla kez sevk ettiğini belirtmiştir. Katılımcıların dörtte biri işyerinden olgu sevk etme konusunda özgür hareket edemediklerini belirtmişlerdir. İşyerinde yapılan tetkikler ve gerekli vakaların ileri sağlık merkezlerine yönlendirilmesi, çalışan sağlığının korunması ve geliştirilmesinde hayati adımlardır. İşyeri hekiminin şüpheli olguları rahatlıkla sevk edebilmesi ve olası tüm sonuçlara karşı iş güvencesine sahip olması çok önemlidir.

Makale detayları

WORKPLACE MEDICINE PRACTICES AND REFERRAL OF THE EMPLOYEES TO THE SECONDARY AND TERTIARY LEVEL HEALTH INSTITUTIONS

Yazarlar:

Hande Bahadır | Arif H. Çımrın | Osman Bölükbaş

Yayıncı:

Eskişehir Osmangazi University

Ana Başlıklar:

Koruyucu Sağlık Hizmetleri

Dergi:

Eskişehir Türk Dünyası Uygulama ve Araştırma Merkezi Halk Sağlığı Dergisi Vol.9 Issue 1, pp.48-56

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

1/2024

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001310593

pISSN:

2564-6311

workplace physicians

occupational health and safety

referral chainiş yeri hekimleri

iş sağlığı ve güvenliği

sevk zinciri

Sayı

Makale detayları

WORKPLACE MEDICINE PRACTICES AND REFERRAL OF THE EMPLOYEES TO THE SECONDARY AND TERTIARY LEVEL HEALTH INSTITUTIONS

Yazarlar: Hande Bahadır | Arif H. Çımrın | Osman Bölükbaş

Yayıncı: Eskişehir Osmangazi University

Ana Başlıklar: Koruyucu Sağlık Hizmetleri

Dergi: Eskişehir Türk Dünyası Uygulama ve Araştırma Merkezi Halk Sağlığı Dergisi Vol.9 Issue 1, pp.48-56

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 1/2024

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2001310593

pISSN: 2564-6311

workplace physicians

occupational health and safety

referral chainiş yeri hekimleri

iş sağlığı ve güvenliği

sevk zinciri

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Hande Bahadır | Arif H. Çımrın | Osman Bölükbaş

Yayıncı:

Eskişehir Osmangazi University

Ana Başlıklar:

Koruyucu Sağlık Hizmetleri

Dergi:

Eskişehir Türk Dünyası Uygulama ve Araştırma Merkezi Halk Sağlığı Dergisi Vol.9 Issue 1, pp.48-56

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

1/2024

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001310593

pISSN:

2564-6311