• J. Occup. Environ. Med. · Nov 2017

    Review Meta Analysis

    Risk of Sharps Injuries to Home Care Nurses and Aides: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

    • Natalie M Brouillette, Margaret M Quinn, and David Kriebel.
    • College of Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts.
    • J. Occup. Environ. Med. 2017 Nov 1; 59 (11): 1072-1077.

    ObjectiveTo evaluate all available literature and develop a pooled estimate of the risk of sharps injuries (SI) among home care (HC) nurses and aides.MethodsA systematic literature search was conducted and relevant articles were reviewed following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. Primary outcome data from studies identified by the systematic review were pooled using a random effects model to calculate a summary measure of SI risk for nurses and for aides.ResultsFive articles were included in the final analysis. Nurses had a 5.25% weighted average risk of experiencing at least one SI in the past year while working in HC (95% confidence interval [CI]: 3.11% to 7.40%); aides pooled SI risk was 1.74% (95% CI: 0.72% to 2.77%).ConclusionsCombining findings of all available studies demonstrates that there is a serious risk of SI among both the HC nurses and aides.

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