Factors affecting firefighter occupational cancer risk adjustment  

作　　者：Benjamin Caffee Hao-Che Wu 

机构地区：[1]Alabama Fire College,Tuscaloosa,Alabama 35405,USA [2]Department of Emergency Management and Disaster Science,University of North Texas,Denton,Texas 76203,USA

出　　处：《Emergency Management Science and Technology》2022年第1期54-60,共7页应急管理科学与技术（英文）

摘　　要：Recent research has shown firefighters are at a higher risk for cancer diagnosis than the general population.Experts have offered six hazard adjustments that may assist in reducing the level of exposure to carcinogens.This study was conducted to better understand what motivates or deters firefighters from engaging in these hazard adjustments.The sample was firefighters who had attended or were otherwise associated with the Alabama Fire College(Alabama,USA).An internet survey was administered to collect the data.The participant recruitment email was opened by 1,539 individuals,and 358 responses were received,giving a response rate of 23%.The findings suggest that firefighters'occupational cancer risk perceptions are high.Also,response efficacy,self-efficacy,and cost of engaging in the behavior were much more reliable predictors of intention and actual hazard adjustment than risk perception,salience,and exposure.The concept of peer perception is used in this Protection Motivation Theory study,which also affects firefighters’completion of hazard adjustment.The findings of this study will assist fire service leaders in adapting education programs,policies,and procedures to better protect firefighters from occupational cancer risk.

关 键 词：OCCUPATIONAL adjustment otherwise 

分 类 号：R13[医药卫生—劳动卫生] R73[医药卫生—公共卫生与预防医学]