needlestick injury and psychomotor performance as measured by pursuit‑aiming test in health‑care professionals

background: several factors play a role in needlestick injury (nsi). we aimed to determine the association of nsi with psychomotor performance in health‑care workers. materials and methods: in this cross‑sectional study, demographic, occupational characteristics, and needlestick history were completed for 357 health personnel of a university hospital of tehran in 2019 through a checklist. psychomotor performance was measured using a pursuit‑aiming test. results: most of the nsi occurred in nurses. the mean age of the workers with a positive history of nsi was significantly lower compared to their peers with a negative history, and similarly, they had lower work experience. after adjustment for the confounding variables, the correct pursuit‑aiming test had a borderline association with the occurrence of the nsi. conclusions: psychomotor performance had a borderline association with the history of nsi.