ReviewInternational journal of critical illness and injury science
Systematic review: Factors related to injuries in small- and medium-sized enterprises.
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- Having oneself as a stake- a qualitative study on Work-related psychosocial health among emergency call centre operators.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2025Article
- Successful Strategies for Occupational Health and Safety in Small and Medium Enterprises: Insights for a Sustainable Return to Work.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2025Review
- What Activity is the Most Dangerous to Work in? Estimation of the Risk Level of Economic Activities in Ecuador.Safety and health at work · 2025Article
- Health and Safety in U.S. Chesapeake Bay Oyster Aquaculture: A Qualitative Study.Journal of agromedicine · 2025Article
- Leaving no-one behind in the workplace health promotion: towards regulatory equity in the Ecuadorian micro-enterprises.Journal of public health policy · 2024Review
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Abstract
The purpose of this systematic review was to identify the antecedent factors of workplace injuries in small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). A customized systematic review protocol included the research question, literature search, quality appraisal, data management and extraction, and evidence synthesis. The evidence was evaluated using the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme checklists and the Cochrane Collaboration "Risk of Bias" assessment tools. A total of 1355 articles were identified before duplicate removal. Ten articles were relevant to the study objective. Of these, two articles examined antecedents related to physical injuries, three examined those related to psychological injuries, and four focused on a combination. Antecedent factors included older workers, unsafe acts, unsafe working conditions, accident type and type of work performed, trips and falls, loss in productivity, social isolation, financial stress, and lack of employer support during the return to the workplace. The findings of this systematic review support the need for increased research to identify antecedent factors associated with injury in SMEs. Research should focus on interventions to mitigate injury rates that associate employees with employers, thus promoting collaboration in augmenting health and safety in SMEs.
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