• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.263-268
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• 2022

Health care workers (HCWs) are more than ten times more likely to be infected with coronavirus infectious disease 2019 (COVID-19) than the general population, thus demonstrating the burden of COVID-19 among HCWs. Factors that expose HCWs to a differentially high-risk of COVID-19 acquisition are important to elucidate, enable appropriate public health interventions to mitigate against high risk and reduce adverse outcomes from the infection. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to summarize and critically analyze the existing evidence on SARS-CoV-2 risk factors among HCWs. With no geographical limitation, we included studies, in any country, that reported (i) the PCR laboratory diagnosis of COVID-19 as an independent variable (ii) one or more COVID-19 risk factors among HCWs with risk estimates (relative risk, odds ratio, or hazard ratio) (iii) original, quantitative study design, and published in English or Mandarian. Our initial search resulted in 470 articles overall, however, only 10 studies met the inclusion criteria for this review. Out of the 10 studies included in the review, inadequate/lack of protective personal equipment, performing tracheal intubation, and gender were the most common risk factors of COVID-19. Based on the random effects adjusted pooled relative risk, HCWs who reported the use of protective personal equipment were 29% (95% CI: 16% to 41%) less likely to test positive for COVID-19. The study also revealed that HCWs who performed tracheal intubations were 34% (95% CI: 14% to 57%) more likely to test positive for COVID-19. Interestingly, this study showed that female HCWs are at 11% higher risk (RR 1.11 95% CI 1.01-1.21) of COVID-19 than their male counterparts. This article presents initial findings from a living systematic review and meta-analysis, therefore, did not yield many studies; however, it revealed a significant insight into better understanding COVID-19 risk factors among HCWs; insights important for devising preventive strategies that protect them from this infection.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.517-526
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• 2018

본 연구는 최근 10년간 해외 학술지에 게재된 복지관 이용 노인의 생활만족도에 영향을 미치는 요인들의 체계적 문헌 고찰 및 메타분석을 통해 노인의 생활만족도를 증진하기 위한 한국형 노인 생활만족도 도구 개발 및 복지관 운영 및 정책 개발 시 기초 자료로 제시하고자 한다. 분석에 사용된 문헌은 2017년 11월 1일까지 게제 된 국외 논문을 Medline complete, Pubmed central, Scopus를 통해 검색하였다. 검색 용어는 "Elderly. OR aged/) AND Personal Satisfaction/ or life satisfaction. mp"를 사용하였고, 검색된 595편의 초록을 통해 최종 6편의 연구를 분석 대상으로 선정하였다. 각 연구의 내용을 정성적으로 분석한 후 3편 이상의 정량값이 있는 요인들은 메타분석을 시행하였다. 연구 결과 노인 생활 만족도에 영향을 주는 요인으로는 신체적 건강(통합효과크기 0.582, p=.000), 정신적 건강(통합효과크기 0.423, p=.000), 경제적인 문제(r=.51, p=.001), 사회활동, 일상생활정도가 영향요인을 분석되었다. 본 연구를 통해 노인의 생활 만족도의 폭넓은 이해뿐만 아니라 초고령화 사회를 대비한 고령자 취업의 사회적인 함의 및 체계적인 건강관리를 통해 생활만족도를 높이는데 기여할 수 있을 것이다.