Department of Health Care Organization & Policy, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
Workplace Health Saf. 2012 Sep;60(9):393-400. doi: 10.1177/216507991206000904. Epub 2012 Aug 23.
This study investigated whether workers modify eye protection behavior following an occupational eye injury. Workers treated for work-related eye injuries were questioned regarding the use of protective eyewear for the work-month prior to their eye injuries and again 6 to 12 months later. Workers reported an increase in the proportion of work-time they used eye protection (from a median of 20% to 100%; p < .0001). The effect appeared to be driven by whether eye protection was used at the time of the injury. Most respondents (66%) indicated they were more likely to use eye protection since their injuries. Workers not using eye protection at the time of injury were more likely to use eye protection in the future. A variety of employer and employee factors may influence this change. Although many workers' behaviors changed, health care providers should embrace the teachable moment when treating occupational eye injuries to encourage continued use or more appropriate forms of eye protection.
本研究旨在调查工人在职业性眼损伤后是否会改变眼部防护行为。对因工作相关眼损伤而接受治疗的工人进行了询问，询问内容包括在眼损伤前的工作月以及 6 至 12 个月后的防护性眼部用具使用情况。工人报告称，他们在工作时使用眼部防护的比例有所增加（中位数从 20%增加到 100%；p<.0001）。这种效果似乎是由受伤时是否使用眼部防护所驱动的。大多数受访者（66%）表示，自从受伤后，他们更有可能使用眼部防护。在受伤时未使用眼部防护的工人，在未来更有可能使用眼部防护。各种雇主和员工因素可能会影响这种变化。尽管许多工人的行为发生了变化，但医疗保健提供者在治疗职业性眼损伤时应把握这一可教育的时刻，鼓励他们继续使用或更合适形式的眼部防护。
