An Evaluation of Operating Room Staff's Awareness of Environmental Sustainability and Medical Waste Management

Ankara University140 enrolled

Overview

The main goals of this single-centre cross-sectional study were to measure views on the environmental effects of the operating room and identify the main barriers to recycling in the operating room environment as perceived by the staff. Participants responded a questionnaire to measure their opinions and the views.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

140

Conditions

Environmental-Pollution-Related Condition

Interventions

No interventions were done between groupsOTHER

No interventions were done between groups

Eligibility

Sex: ALLHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * all personel working in operating room Exclusion Criteria: * missing data

Locations (1)

AnkaraU

Ankara, Çankaya, Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Most reported barriers to recycling

Time frame: 3 Weeks

Views on the environmental effects of the OR

Time frame: 3 Weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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