Causes and Characteristics of Occupational Eye Injuries in Western Turkey

March 16, 2011 updated by: Pamukkale University

Patients with work-related eye injuries (WREI) admitted to the center in the four-year period were enrolled in this prospective study. Institutional Review Board approval was obtained before commencement of the study. A special data recording system was developed for the study. The study sample comprised only the casualties occurred at workplace and while working de facto. The data were abstracted via face to face contact in the emergency department (ED). The data sheets comprised sociodemographic and injury-related information brought together in 15-item questionnaire. Causes of occupational injuries as reported by the victims were assigned to either of two groups: "Worker-related causes" and "workplace-related causes".

Since workers are known to be pressured by the workplace to work in unsafe ways, an isolated room in the ED was used for this purpose in order to prevent bias and the patients were not accompanied by any person other than the medical personnel in charge of due medical care. The patients were also assured that the information obtained by the survey are to be used for research purposes only and no feedback is to be given to employers or related persons.

Patients who did not give consent for the study, fatal accidents and patients younger than 15 years of age were excluded from the analysis.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Detailed Description

All data obtained in the study were recorded in and analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences for Windows, Version 17. Numerical variables were given as mean and standard deviation (SD), while categorical variables were given as frequencies (n) and percentages.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

816

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

15 years and older (Child, Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients with WREI admitted to the center in the four-year period were enrolled in this prospective study. Institutional Review Board approval was obtained before commencement of the study. A special data recording system was developed for the study. The study sample comprised only the casualties occurred at workplace and while working de facto.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • The study sample comprised only the casualties occurred at workplace and while working de facto

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Other

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Pamukkale University

Investigators

  • Study Director: mustafa serinken, MD, Pamukkale University

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 2007

Study Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2011

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 16, 2011

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 16, 2011

First Posted (Estimate)

March 17, 2011

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

March 17, 2011

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 16, 2011

Last Verified

November 1, 2006

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • Serinken 003

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