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Enfermería: Cuidados Humanizados

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Abstract

VALENCIA-CONTRERA, Miguel Andrez et al. Systematic Review of Studies on Health-Promoting Interventions in Professional Drivers. Enfermería (Montevideo) [online]. 2022, vol.11, n.2, e2849.  Epub Dec 01, 2022. ISSN 1688-8375.  https://doi.org/10.22235/ech.v11i2.2849.

Introduction:

Workers engaged in the driving field are exposed to factors that hinder their work tasks, such as: problems associated with temperature, noise and vibrations, insufficient and inefficient ventilation, traffic jams and interpersonal relationships with passengers.

Objective:

To identify, in the available state of the art, which interventions promote the health of professional drivers.

Method:

Systematic review, following the recommendations of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA), guided by the question: what interventions promote the health of professional drivers?

Results:

The search yielded 1303 articles, of which 11 were included; the interventions identified were associated with handheld devices and mobile health messaging, motivational interviewing, interactive documents, exposure to natural environments, intensive programs, counseling, policy-level changes, environmental and systems changes.

Conclusion:

Interventions were identified that included technology, interviews, the environment and strategic control; the implementation of the identified interventions is recommended, since it is urgent to address the health of professional drivers, considering the characteristics described in this study.

Keywords : health promotion; automobile driving.

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