Harris Nicole, Gillespie Gordon L, Davis Kermit G
College of Nursing, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States.
Department of Environmental and Public Health Science, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States.
J Nurs Educ Pract. 2021 Feb;11(2):1-6. doi: 10.5430/jnep.v11n2p1. Epub 2020 Oct 15.
Healthcare workers in long term care settings have limited control over their occupational secondhand exposure to electronic cigarettes and other tobacco products.
The study aimed to identify the perceived frequency of exposure to exhaled electronic cigarette vapor on healthcare workers within two sites of a long-term healthcare company. An online survey was completed by 149 (out of approximately 500) employees that asked about electronic cigarette personal usage, concerns for exposure, exposure times, and demographic data.
Twelve percent of all survey respondents expressed concerns related to second-hand exposure. Of those exposed, employee estimated exposure time was 2.1 minutes per shift for electronic cigarettes compared to 12.1 minutes per shift for cigarettes/cigars/pipes.
Overall self-reported secondhand exposure to electronic cigarettes and cigarettes/cigars/pipes was low. To determine a definitive exposure level, quantitative sampling can be done related to chemical exposure via passive inhalation of the smoke and vapor cloud for cigarettes and electronic cigarettes, respectively. Education can be provided to healthcare workers and residents in long-term care facilities regarding risk of exposure to secondhand smoke to alleviate employees concerns with exposure.
长期护理机构中的医护人员对其职业性二手接触电子烟及其他烟草制品的控制有限。
该研究旨在确定一家长期医疗保健公司两个场所内医护人员接触呼出电子烟烟雾的感知频率。约500名员工中有149人完成了一项在线调查，调查内容包括电子烟个人使用情况、对接触的担忧、接触时间和人口统计数据。
所有调查受访者中有12%表示担心二手接触。在接触者中，员工估计每班接触电子烟的时间为2.1分钟，而接触香烟/雪茄/烟斗的时间为每班12.1分钟。
总体而言，自我报告的二手接触电子烟及香烟/雪茄/烟斗的情况较少。为确定确切的接触水平，可分别通过被动吸入香烟烟雾和电子烟烟雾云进行化学接触的定量采样。可向长期护理机构的医护人员和居民提供有关二手烟接触风险的教育，以减轻员工对接触的担忧。
