O-340 CHANGES IN ATTITUDES TOWARD INFECTION CONTROL MEASURES IN THE WORKPLACE DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC – LONGITUDINAL DATA FROM EMPLOYEES IN GERMANY
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E-Artikel
Titel:
O-340 CHANGES IN ATTITUDES TOWARD INFECTION CONTROL MEASURES IN THE WORKPLACE DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC – LONGITUDINAL DATA FROM EMPLOYEES IN GERMANY
Erschienen in:
Occupational Medicine, 74 (2024) Supplement_1, Seite 0-0
Sprache:
Englisch
DOI:
10.1093/occmed/kqae023.1276
ISSN:
0962-7480;
1471-8405
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Abstract Introduction Highly regulated working conditions in Germany ensure workers’ occupational safety and health (OSH). Safety culture is associated with safety behavior. Attitudes are associated with health-related behavior intentions. During the COVID-19 pandemic, OSH-measures for SARS-CoV-2-infection control relied on proactive safety behaviors of managers and employees. We explore how employees’ self-reported attitudes toward work-related SARS-CoV-2-infection control measures changed longitudinally. Methods We distributed our online survey (ethical approval no.423/2020BO) in autumn 2020 (T0), January 2021 (T1), and autumn 2021 (T2). N=1115 (37% women; age=45.2±11 (mean±SD)) employees of a global supplier of technology and services in Germany participated at least twice and differed not significantly by attitude and socio-demographics regarding the number of participations. 16 items constitute the attitude score toward organizational SARS-CoV-2-infection control measures (5-point Likert-scale: ‘not’-‘very suitable’; Cronbach’s α(T0)=0.86; high value=positive attitude). Preliminary results Average attitude scores toward organizational OSH-measures did not change with practical importance between T0 (4.1±0.6), T1 (4.2±0.6; Mann-Whitney-U-test: z=2.56, p=0.01, effect size r=0.06) and T2 (4.0±0.6; z=7.08, p<0.001, r=0.17 (small)). We further explore participants at and above the 80th-percentile as well as at and below the 20th-percentile of change from T0 to T1 (each n=143) and T1 to T2 (each n=134). Discussion Using multivariate analyses, we explore factors associated with long-term positive or improving or worsening attitudes toward organizational OSH-measures. Well-developed safety cultures and good framework conditions can help maintain positive attitudes toward OSH-measures or relevantly improve critical attitudes. Conclusion Our longitudinal findings highlight the importance of analyzing OSH-framework conditions and safety culture in promoting long-term positive attitudes toward health-protective measures.