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【Objective】 To evaluate the influence of establishing " blood station-hospital" information management system, based on the concept of Internet, on blood supply and use. 【Methods】 Blood information management system was established in our blood station, and connected to 21 secondary and above hospitals with blood storage function in Maoming to achieve interconnection and timely observation and recording of blood collection, supply and use. The working intensity, blood appointment, incidence of adverse reactions of clinical blood transfusion and satisfaction rate of clinical blood consumption before (April 2017 to March 2018) and after (April 2018 to March 2019) the application of the blood station-hospital information system were compared. 【Results】 In the same period before and after the implementation of blood station-hospital information system, the blood volume (U) collected was 78 249 vs 87 044.5, and the total blood supplied (U) was 225 276.5 vs 249 303, with growth rates at 11.24% and 10.67%, respectively; The average daily working intensity (s) of blood supply staff was 68.68±4.13 vs 41.71±3.76 (P<0.01), and average daily area (m2) was 9.82±3.51 vs 3.31±3.49 (P<0.05). The appointment time of clinical blood by telephone (s) was 110.34±6.79 vs 56.38±4.18 (P< 0.01), by network was 28.55±2.27 vs 13.48±2.76 (P<0.01); The incidence of transfusion adverse reactions was 0.035% (11/31 250) vs 0.012% (5/42 314) P<0.05); The satisfaction rates of clinical blood consumption were 85.71% (18/21) vs 100% (21/21) (P<0.01). 【Conclusion】 The implementation of blood station-hospital information system improved the efficiency of blood collection and supply in blood stations, and reduced the work intensity of blood supply staff. It is beneficial to reduce the incidence of adverse reactions of clinical blood transfusion and improve the satisfaction rate of blood consumption.
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Objective@#To investigate the possibility of heart rate as an optimum index for evaluating physical labor intensity.@*Methods@#From September to October, 2015, a total of 111 male young adults were selected as study subjects. A cycle ergometer was used for exercise at different intensities (20, 40, 60, 80, 100, 120, 140, 160, and 180 W) , and the exercise at each intensity lasted for 6 minutes. The subjects wore the K4b2 portable cardiopulmonary function testing instrument for the real-time monitoring of heart rate (HR) , pulmonary ventilation volume (Ve) , oxygen consumption (VO2) , and energy metabolic rate (E) . The origin software was used for correlation and regression analyses of HR, Ve, VO2, and E collected at different intensities to establish Ve-HR, VO2-HR, and E-HR regression equations.@*Results@#At different intensities, HR was positively correlated with Ve, VO2, and E (r=0.8985, 0.8733, and 0.8973, all P<0.01) . There was a significant difference in the R2 value of Ve-HR, VO2-HR, and E-HR regression equations (R2=0.8070, 0.7625, and 0.8049, all P <0.01) . The validation results showed that there was no significant difference between the calculated values and the measured ones (P>0.05) .@*Conclusion@#HR can replace Ve, VO2, and E and be used as an optimum index for evaluating physical labor intensity.
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PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to investigate whether job satisfaction in clinical nurses was dependent on work intensity and whether physical discomfort mediated the relationships between these variables. METHODS: Structural equation modeling was used with a sample of 253 clinical nurses from four general hospitals. In the model, absolute work intensity, relative work intensity, and flexibility were considered as exogenous variables and physical discomfort as a mediating variable. Data were collected using self-report measures such as the Labor Intensity Questionnaire, the Rating of Perceived Exertion, and the Index of Job Satisfaction. RESULTS: The results of the structural equation modeling found that the higher scores on absolute and relative work intensity were positively associated with physical discomfort but only relative work intensity was significantly related to job satisfaction. Physical discomfort mediated the relationships between absolute work intensity and job satisfaction and between relative work intensity and job satisfaction. Among three kinds of work intensity, only relative work intensity had direct and indirect effects on job satisfaction. CONCLUSION: The findings suggest that increase in relative work intensity might play an important role in decreasing job satisfaction in clinical nurses and a reasonable reward system considering relative work intensity could be necessary.
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Hospitals, General , Job Satisfaction , Negotiating , Pliability , RewardABSTRACT
Objective:To provide reference for the introduction and application of intelligent access system. Methods:The intelli-gent access system and its work process in our hospital were introduced. The application effects in the emergency pharmacy were inves-tigated and the key points that should be paid more attention in the practice were discussed. Results:Comparing with the situation be-fore the application, the system could decrease prescription time by about 26. 1% and reduce walking work intensity by about 5 times, and the drug store room was decreased by about 30%. No dispensing error happened in nearly half a year after the application of the in-telligent access system. Conclusion:The application of intelligent access system in emergency pharmacy is the development trend of the future.
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Partindo da premissa da centralidade do trabalho na vida das pessoas, o objetivo deste artigo foi compreender as relações entre os sentidos atribuídos ao trabalho e as condições concretas vividas por trabalhadores. Para isso, foram conduzidas 11 entrevistas em profundidade com gerentes, recepcionistas e camareiras de dois hotéis na cidade de Ribeirão Preto (SP), visando apreender a ótica dos próprios trabalhadores. As análises dos depoimentos possibilitam concluir que: a) os objetivos de vida dos entrevistados estão diretamente vinculados aos sentidos que eles atribuem ao trabalho; b) o trabalho é extenso e intenso, comprometendo o equilíbrio entre trabalho e vida pessoal; e c) os salários não condizem nem com as exigências de disponibilidade e de dedicação à empresa, nem com os objetivos de vida almejados.
Assuming the centrality of work in peoples lives, this article aims to understand the living conditions of workers, from their point of view, through eleven in-depth interviews done with hotel managers, receptionists and maids of two hotels in the city of Ribeirão Preto, in the state of São Paulo. The analysis of the interviews leads to the following results: a) life objectives of the interviewed are directly connected to the feelings they have towards their work; b) the work is extensive and intensive, jeopardizing life-work balance; c) wages neither match the availability and dedication demanded by the company nor with aspired life objectives.
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Job Satisfaction , WorkABSTRACT
BACKGROUNDS: The objective of this study is to explore the relationships of working hours and work intensity with sleep disturbance among 12-hour shift workers in the automobile factory in Korea. METHODS: A questionnaire and a sleep diary were distributed among 2200 (25% of total workers) and 300 workers who were randomly selected in the 8700 workers in one car factory. Among the 300 randomely selected workers, who were randomly selected, 262 workers filled out a sleep diary. For a questionnaire, 2200 (25%) among 8700 workers were randomly selected, 1200 (54% response rate) of whom filled out the questionnaire. The cross-sectional questionnaire and the sleep diary during 14 consecutive days were distributed and collected by workers' representatives, who were trained for the participatory action research in this study. One hundred and sixty workers' sleep diaries and questionnaires were merged by the same worker and used for the analysis in this study. Logistic regression analysis for repeated measurements was modeled using the prevalence of severe sleepiness at work (i.e. Karonlinska Sleepiness Scale 7 or higher) as dependent variable and working hours, sleep pattern, work intensity and health behaviours as independent variables. RESULTS: The prevalence of severe sleepiness at the end of work was more than 60% after finishing night shift in the automobile factory. The main risk factors related to the severe sleepiness at the end of work were the night shift, long working hours more than 10 hours, the higher frequency of night shift per month, less free time between shifts, poor quality of sleep, deficit of sleeping hours and intensified work (reducing tendency of rest time per day and increasing tendency of additional working time) such as increasing tendency of absolute surplus value. DISCUSSION: We suggest that the 12-hour shift system, long working hours, intensified work and poor quantity as well as quality of sleep were the main risk factors for the severe sleepiness among the shift workers in the automobile factory in Korea.
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Automobiles , Health Services Research , Korea , Logistic Models , Prevalence , Surveys and Questionnaires , Risk FactorsABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES: To determine the synthetic risk factors of musculoskeletal disorders, and to examine effect on musculoskeletal symptoms of physical work intensity and change of work intensity. METHODS: Self-administered questionnaraire survey was conducted on 588 motor engine assembly workers, in Chanwon, Kyungnam provance, Korea, from April 1 to May 31, 2003. The contents of the questionnaire investigation included general characteristic items, workrelated characteristic items, presence of musculoskeletal symptoms, ergonomic risk factors items, job stress items, current physical work intensity and changes of work intensity items. The results underwent statistical analysis with frequency test, t-test, and logistic regression. The statistical significance level was 0.05, and SAS(v8.1) was used. RESULTS: Multiple logistic regression analysis was used to examine the relationship between risk factors and musculoskeletal symptoms. From the results, significant variables were high Quick Exposure Check (QEC) score, high job demand control, physical work intensity, change of work intensity. CONCLUSION: Among the known risk factors of musculoskeletal disorders, the outbreak of musculoskeletal symptoms was confirmed to be correlated with age, tenure, ergonomic risk factors, and job stress. Physical work intensity and the changes of work intensity were also related to musculoskeletal symptoms.
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Korea , Logistic Models , Plants , Surveys and Questionnaires , Risk FactorsABSTRACT
Low back pain patients an controls of shipyard workers were surveyed between June 1995 and september 1995 to identify risk factors of industrial low back pain. The patients were 17 male workers who had got medical treatment for over 3 days because of industrial back pain controls were 51 male workers who had not have musculoskeletal disorder for one year before the survey. By univariate analysis, the workers who did overtime work 4 times or more for the last 2 weeks showed odds ratio of 3.67 on low back pain with the workers who did less overtime work. Carrying heavy materials was also associated with the low back pain and the odds ratio increased with the increase of carrying weight. work space and work posture were not associated with the low back pain significantly. The welder had higher odds ratio than the other workers on low back pain. The duration of employment and job satisfaction did not affect the risk of low back pain. Multiple logistic regression analysis showed that frequency of overtime work for the last 2 weeks and carrying heavy materials among the risk factors were associated significantly with the low back pain. We found that important risk factors of low back pain of shipyard workers are work intensity factors such as overtime work and carrying heavy weight.