Psychosocial Hazard Awareness: Health and Non-Health Workers in Semarang Dental, Oral Hospitals

Diki Bima Prasetio; Eli Sahiroh; Nasya Adelia Putri; Shinta Dwi Surya Pramesti; Yuliani Setyaningsih; Sri Lestari; Dwi Windu Kinanti Arti; Billy Zia Napoleon Bayusunuputro

doi:10.22146/jkesvo.110967

Psychosocial Hazard Awareness: Health and Non-Health Workers in Semarang Dental, Oral Hospitals

https://doi.org/10.22146/jkesvo.110967

Diki Bima Prasetio^(1*), Eli Sahiroh⁽²⁾, Nasya Adelia Putri⁽³⁾, Shinta Dwi Surya Pramesti⁽⁴⁾, Yuliani Setyaningsih⁽⁵⁾, Sri Lestari⁽⁶⁾, Dwi Windu Kinanti Arti⁽⁷⁾, Billy Zia Napoleon Bayusunuputro⁽⁸⁾

(1) Master of Applied Occupational Health and Safety, Universitas Gadjah Mada
(2) Department of Safety Engineering, AMNI Semarang Maritime University
(3) Department of Occupational Safety and Health, Universitas Jenderal Soedirman
(4) Doctoral Program of Public Health, Universitas Diponegoro
(5) Department of Occupational Safety and Health, Universitas Diponegoro
(6) Department of Occupational Safety and Health, Universitas Ngudi Waluyo
(7) Department of Dentistry, Universitas Muhammadiyah Semarang
(8) Department of Hospital Administration, Universitas 'Aisyiyah Surakarta
(*) Corresponding Author

Abstract

Background: Psychosocial hazards are one of the risks that affect the mental health of hospital workers..

Objective: This study aimed to assess awareness of psychosocial hazards in health and non-health workers at Dental and Oral Hospitals in Semarang.

Methods: This cross-sectional study involved 154 respondents using a Psychosocial Survey of Healthcare Workers questionnaire that was adapted in Indonesian, covering 12 dimensions. The independent variables were age, gender, years of service, unit section, education level, and marital status, while the dependent variable was psychosocial hazard awareness.

Results: The results showed that 57.1% of respondents had a good level of awareness of psychosocial hazards. Chi-square analysis showed a significant relationship between age (p=0.006), working period (p=0.002), education level (p=0.020), and marital status (p=0.043) and the level of awareness of psychosocial hazards, while gender and work unit showed no significant relationship. The results of the multivariate test with multiple logistic regression revealed the most significant factors, namely age (0.004) and education level (0.020).

Conclusion: This awareness was important to prevent fatigue and mental disorders. Efforts to increase education about psychosocial hazards in the work environment were needed as a preventive measure to maintain the mental health of hospital workers.

Keywords

Awareness; Hospital; Psychosocial Hazard; Workers

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.22146/jkesvo.110967