Table 2 Health status parameters of pathologists in Switzerland
Characteristics | Yes (%) | No (%) |
|---|---|---|
Ever received an introduction into work place ergonomics | 24 (14.7%) | 136 (83.4%) |
Ever experienced work-related musculoskeletal problems | 123 (75.5%) | 40 (24.5%) |
Musculoskeletal problems in the last four weeks (n=123) | 69 (56.1%) | 53 (43.1%) |
Signed off due musculoskeletal problems last year (n=123) | 11 (8.9%) | 112 (91.1%) |
Doing regularly short breaks for stretching exercises | 36 (22.1%) | 124 (76.1%) |
Any known ametropia | 145 (89.0%) | 17 (10.4%) |
Aggravation of ametropia since working in pathology (n=145) | 82 (56.6%) | 58 (40.0%) |
Eye fatigue symptoms in the last month | 90 (55.2%) | 68 (41.7%) |
Ever experienced occupational injuries in pathology | 135 (82.8%) | 28 (17.2%) |
Experienced such injuries in the last year (n=135) | 37 (27.4%) | 95 (70.4%) |
Remaining permanent damages from such injuries (n=135) | 5 (3.7%) | 127 (94.1%) |
Ever experienced intolerance reactions against formalin | 41 (25.2%) | 118 (72.4%) |
Any known allergy | 55 (33.7%) | 105 (64.4%) |
Since working in pathology ever diseased with… |  |  |
Tuberculosis | 2 (1.2%) | 153 (93.9%) |
Positive tuberculin test only | 31 (19.0%) | 119 (73.0%) |
Hepatitis B | 1 (0.6%) | 154 (94.5%) |
Hepatitis C | 0 (0.0%) | 155 (95.1%) |
HIV | 0 (0.0%) | 154 (94.5%) |
Burnout | 14 (8.6%) | 141 (86.5%) |
Depression | 11 (6.7%) | 144 (88.3%) |
Hypertension | 11 (6.7%) | 144 (88.3%) |
Diabetes mellitus type II | 3 (1.8%) | 152 (93.2%) |
Malignancies | 3 (1.8%) | 149 (91.4%) |
Sufficient hepatitis B immunisation | 153 (93.9%) | 9 (5.5%) |
Ever received BCG (tuberculosis) immunisation | 128 (78.5%) | 31 (19.0%) |
Smoking | 17 (10.4%) | 145 (89.0%) |
Cut-resistant gloves available at workplace | 99 (60.7%) | 60 (36.8%) |
Regular personal use of cut-resistant gloves at dissections/autopsies | 39 (23.9%) | 108 (66.3%) |
Extraction of air in the dissection room considered sufficient | 94 (57.7%) | 66 (40.5%) |