ERGONOMIC ANALYSIS OF HOSPITAL WORKPLACE ENVIRONMENT: THE CASE OF A PUBLIC HOSPITAL IN DUZCE

Year 2024, Volume: 7 Issue: 1, 15 - 25, 15.04.2024

Tarık Gedik , Harun Görgün

https://doi.org/10.33439/ergonomi.1286039

Abstract

With this study, it was aimed to investigate the ergonomics of the furniture used for the employees in a public hospital in Düzce. With the data obtained and interpreted for this purpose, it was possible to use the furniture used by the hospital staff more ergonomically. Within the scope of the study, 242 employees, consisting of nurses, midwives, health officers and employees working in polyclinics, were reached by face-to-face interview method and data were obtained. As a result of the statistical evaluation of the data obtained, it was determined that 26.4% of the participants did not have any knowledge about ergonomic working conditions, and 45% had partial knowledge. The situation that the participants are most satisfied with regarding the ergonomic designs of the work areas is the presence of sufficient amount of antiseptic and disinfectant substances where deemed necessary. In addition, the participants are pleased with the existence of the necessary compartments to ensure privacy, the regular cleaning of the work areas, and the adequate lighting of the work areas. It has been determined that the participants are least disturbed by whether the electrical cables are collected safely, whether the seats are suitable or not, and whether the office temperature is appropriate. Within the scope of the study, it was observed that the most basic health problem experienced by the employees depending on their working environment was the feeling of general fatigue and exhaustion, followed by low back and back pain and stress.

Keywords

Area of health, Hospital, Furniture, Ergonoomy, Düzce

HASTANE İŞYERİ ORTAMININ ERGONOMIK ANALIZI: DÜZCE’DE BIR KAMU HASTANESI ÖRNEĞI

Abstract

Yapılan bu çalışma ile Düzce ilinde bir kamu hastanesinde çalışanlarca kullanılan mobilyaların ergonomik açıdan kullanıcıya uygunluğunun araştırılması hedeflenmiştir. Bu amaçla elde edilen ve yorumlanan veriler ile hastane çalışanlarının kullandıkları mobilyaları daha ergonomik kullanımına imkân sağlanmıştır. Çalışma kapsamında hemşire, ebe, sağlık memuru ve polikliniklerde görevli çalışanlardan oluşan 242 çalışana yüz yüze görüşme yöntemiyle ulaşılmış ve veri alınmıştır. Elde edilen verilerin istatistiksel değerlendirilmesi sonucunda katılımcıların %26,4’ünün ergonomik çalışma koşulları konusunda herhangi bir bilgilerinin olmadığı, %45 oranında ise kısmen bilgilerinin olduğu belirlenmiştir. Katılımcıların çalışma alanlarının ergonomik tasarımları ile ilgili olarak en çok memnuniyet duydukları durum gerekli görülen yerlerde yeterli miktarda antiseptik ve dezenfektan maddesinin varlığıdır. Bunun yanında katılımcılar mahremiyeti sağlamak için gerekli bölmelerin varlığından, çalışma alanlarının düzenli temizliğinin yapılmasından, çalışma alanlarının yeterince aydınlatılmasından da memnuniyet duymaktadırlar. Katılımcıların elektrik kablolarının güvenli bir şekilde toplanıp toplanmamasından, oturulan koltukların uygun olup olmamasından, ofis sıcaklığının uygun olup olmamasından en az düzeyde rahatsızlık duydukları belirlenmiştir

Keywords

Sağlık Sektörü, Hastane, Mobilya, Ergonomi, Düzce

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