Needlestick injury and psychomotor performance
Abstract:
Background: Several factors play a role in Needlestick Injury (NSI). We aimed to determine the association of NSI with psychomotor performance in health-care workers.
Materials and methods: In this cross-sectional study, demographic, occupational characteristics, and needlestick history were completed for 357 health personnel of a university hospital of Tehran in 2019 through a checklist. Psychomotor performance was measured using a pursuit-aiming test.
Results: Most of the NSI occurred in nurses. The mean age of the workers with a positive history of NSI was significantly lower compared to their peers with a negative history, and similarly, they had lower work experience. After adjustment for the confounding variables, the correct pursuit-aiming test had a borderline association with the occurrence of the NSI.
Conclusions: Psychomotor performance had a borderline association with the history of NSI.
Reference:
Pouryaghoub G, Azizi-Alvandi A, Izadi N. Needlestick Injury and Psychomotor Performance as Measured by Pursuit-Aiming Test in Health-Care Professionals. Iran J Nurs Midwifery Res. 2022 Mar 14;27(2):163-165. doi: 10.4103/ijnmr.ijnmr_253_20. PMID: 35419257; PMCID: PMC8997183.