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Ergonomic risk: social representations of dental students
Risco ergonômico: representações sociais de estudantes de odontologia
Riesgo ergonómico: representaciones sociales de los estudiantes de odontología
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Abstract
Objective: To learn the social representations of ergonomic risk prepared by dental students. Method: This exploratory study, subsidized the Theory of Social Representations, with 64 dental students of an educational institution, by means of interviews. The data were processed in Alceste4.8 and lexi... view more
Objective: To learn the social representations of ergonomic risk prepared by dental students. Method: This exploratory study, subsidized the Theory of Social Representations, with 64 dental students of an educational institution, by means of interviews. The data were processed in Alceste4.8 and lexical analysis done by the descending hierarchical classification. Results: In two categories: knowledge about exposure to ergonomic risk end attitude of students on preventing and treating injuries caused by repetitive motion. For students, the ergonomic risk is related to the attitude in the dental office. Conclusion: Prevention of ergonomic risk for dental students has not been incorporated as a set of necessary measures for their health and the patients, to prevent ergonomic hazards that can result in harm to the patient caused by work-related musculoskeletal disorder, which is reflected in a lower quality practice.... view less
Keywords
dentistry; ergonomics; knowledge; apprentice; outpatient treatment; prophylaxis; social psychology; occupation; risk
Classification
Medical Sociology
Social Psychology
Document language
English
Publication Year
2013
Page/Pages
p. 36-44
Journal
Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 5 (2013) 6
DOI
https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.2013.v5i6.36-44
ISSN
2175-5361
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed