Editorial: Occupational risks of healthcare personnel

Maltezou, Helena C. ; Martínez-Jarreta, Begoña (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Rapisarda, Venerando ; Ledda, Caterina

Resumen: Healthcare personnel (HCP), and especially those working in front-line roles, are at increased risk for occupational exposure to a variety of infections, including vaccine-preventable diseases. At the same time, HCP are exposed not only to environmental risks (e.g., biological, physical, and chemical risks) but also to psychological stress, which was exceptionally intensified during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. As such, ensuring safety within healthcare facilities and creating health-promoting workplaces is becoming increasingly relevant in a globalizing workplace...

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.1022327

Año: 2022

Publicado en: Frontiers in public health 10 (2022), 1022327 [2 pp.]
ISSN: 2296-2565

Factor impacto JCR: 5.2 (2022)

Categ. JCR: PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH rank: 25 / 180 = 0.139 (2022) - Q1 - T1
Categ. JCR: PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH rank: 43 / 207 = 0.208 (2022) - Q1 - T1

Factor impacto CITESCORE: 3.8 - Medicine (Q2)

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 1.125 - Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health (Q1)

Tipo y forma: (Versión definitiva)

Área (Departamento): Área Medicina Legal y Forense (Dpto. Farmac.Fisiol.y Med.L.F.)