Dukic Kristina, Zoric Matea, Pozaic Petra, Starcic Jelena, Culjak Marija, Saracevic Andrea, Miler Marijana
University Department of Chemistry, Sestre Milosrdnice University Hospital Center Zagreb, Croatia.
Department of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Merkur University Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia.
Biochem Med (Zagreb). 2015 Oct 15;25(3):386-92. doi: 10.11613/BM.2015.038. eCollection 2015.
This pilot study aimed to investigate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) and compliance to the code of conduct (rules defined in institutional, governmental and professional guidelines) among laboratory technicians in Croatian medical laboratories. In addition, we explored the differences in compliance between participants of different age groups, laboratory ownership and accreditation status.
An anonymous and voluntary survey with 15 questions was conducted among Croatian medical laboratory technicians (N=217). The questions were divided into two groups: demographic characteristics and the use of PPE. The questions of the second part were graded according to the Likert scale (1-4) and an overall score, shown as median and range (min-max), was calculated for each participant. Differences between the overall scores were tested for each group of participants.
The majority of participants always wear protective clothes at work, 38.7% of them always wear gloves in daily routine, more than 30.0% consume food and almost half of them drink beverages at workplace. A significantly lower overall score was found for participants working in public compared to private laboratories (36 (16-40) vs. 40 (31-40), P<0.001). There were no statistically significant differences in overall scores for participants of different age groups (P=0.456) and laboratory accreditation status (P=0.081).
A considerable percentage of laboratory technicians in Croatian medical laboratories do not comply with safety measures. Lack of compliance is observed in all personnel regardless laboratory accreditation and participants' age. However, those working in private laboratories adhere more to the code of conduct.
本试点研究旨在调查克罗地亚医学实验室技术人员个人防护装备（PPE）的使用情况以及对行为准则（机构、政府和专业指南中规定的规则）的遵守情况。此外，我们还探讨了不同年龄组、实验室所有权和认证状态的参与者在遵守情况上的差异。
对克罗地亚医学实验室技术人员（N = 217）进行了一项包含15个问题的匿名自愿调查。问题分为两组：人口统计学特征和PPE的使用情况。第二部分的问题根据李克特量表（1 - 4）进行评分，并为每位参与者计算出一个总体得分，以中位数和范围（最小值 - 最大值）表示。对每组参与者的总体得分差异进行了检验。
大多数参与者在工作时总是穿着防护服，其中38.7%的人在日常工作中总是戴手套，超过30.0%的人在工作场所食用食物，近一半的人在工作场所饮用饮料。与私立实验室的参与者相比，公立实验室的参与者总体得分显著更低（36（16 - 40）对40（31 - 40），P < 0.001）。不同年龄组的参与者（P = 0.456）和实验室认证状态的参与者（P = 0.081）在总体得分上没有统计学显著差异。
克罗地亚医学实验室中相当一部分技术人员不遵守安全措施。无论实验室认证情况和参与者年龄如何，所有人员都存在不遵守的情况。然而，在私立实验室工作的人员更遵守行为准则。
