Corporate health preservation programs are the main element of the health-saving system of the working population

Introduction. Risk management is one of the main directions of occupational health at the present stage. At the same time, the analysis of factors affecting human health is an important component of this process. Many scientific papers have been devoted to the study of the health status of industrial workers, showing priority etiological factors contributing to the development of both occupational and chronic non-infectious pathology. Much less attention is paid to the study of the causes and consequences of health disorders of social workers, who make up a significant part of the able-bodied population.

The purpose of the research is to develop modular corporate programs for industrial and social workers using scientifically based differentiated approaches.

Materials and methods. The study of working conditions, socio-demographic factors, lifestyle characteristics, morbidity of nine hundred forty seven employees of various professional groups, clinical and functional examination and neuropsychological testing of 395 employees of the studied enterprises and institutions was carried out. The assessment of working conditions was carried out using data of sanitary and hygienic characteristics and charts for special assessment of working conditions, socio-demographic status, lifestyle and self-esteem of employees were studied using questionnaires, neuropsychological questionnaires were used, morbidity was analyzed based on data from outpatient charts and a functional survey.

Results. The analysis of working conditions revealed priority production factors affecting the health of employees of the studied occupational groups: the noise vibration factor and the severity of labour in machine–building workers and miners, labour intensity in combination with other factors for social workers. The risk factors of lifestyle, risk diseases characteristic of workers of various industries and workers of the non-industrial sphere have been identified.

Limitation: the study was conducted on a representative sample of 947 employees, 395 of whom underwent an in-depth examination, the limitation of the results of the study was the subjective assessments of respondents during the questionnaire.

Conclusion. The obtained results made it possible to develop differentially directed medical and preventive effects, taking into account the peculiarities for each professional group.

Compliance with ethical standards: the design of the study was approved by the local ethics committee of the Federal Scientific Center for Hygiene named after F.F. Erisman” of Rospotrebnadzor, Protocol No. 8 of 15.01.2020.

Contribution of the authors:
Zheglova A.V. — concept and design of research, collection and processing of material, writing text.
Yatsyna I.V. — concept and design of research, editing.
Gavrilchenko D.S. — statistical data processing, writing text. 
All authors — approval of the final version of the article, responsibility for the integrity of all parts of the article.

Acknowledgment. The study had no sponsorship.

Conflict of interest. The authors declare no conflict of interest. 

Received: August 26, 2022
Accepted: September 05, 2022
Published: October 17, 2022