| Document ID (ISN) | 105996 |
| CIS number |
06-1484 |
| ISBN(s) |
2-89631-028-2 |
| Year |
2006 |
| Convention or series no. |
Etudes et Recherches R-452
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| Author(s) |
Berthelette D., Leduc N., Bilodeau H., Durand M.J., Faye C., Loignon C., Lagacé M.C. |
| Title |
Analysis of a training program for the primary prevention of back pain among health care staff in Quebec hospitals |
| Original title |
Analyse d'un programme de formation visant la prévention primaire des maux de dos chez le personnel soignant des centres hospitaliers du Québec [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail du Québec (IRSST), 505 boul. de Maisonneuve Ouest, Montreal (Quebec) H3A 3C2, Canada, 2006. x, 260p. Illus. 77 ref. Price: CAD 17.83. Downloadable version (PDF format) free of charge. |
| Internet access |
http://www.irsst.qc.ca/files/documents/PubIRSST/R-452.pdf [in French]
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| Abstract |
The objective of this study was to evaluate the Safe Patient-Transfer Programme (SPTP), established since 1985 in Quebec's health care institutions to prevent back pain in care-giving personnel. It involved a literature survey and questionnaire of over 400 SPTP trainers. The objective of the first phase was to describe the programme's underlying theory, to document its implementation, and to inventory other musculoskeletal injury prevention interventions implemented in these institutions. These aspects were then used to define the expected effects of the programme, to create a reliable measuring tool, to identify the links between these effects and the training given in the workplace and to estimate the relationship between the programme's costs and benefits. Despite wide differences between institutions in the degree of SPTP implementation, it is concluded that the programme is effective. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
health programmes; Quebec; health care personnel; hospitals; manual handling |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
literature survey; Canada; report; programme evaluation; backache; economic aspects; questionnaire survey; musculoskeletal diseases |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Country / State or Province | Canada |
| Subject(s) |
Commerce, services, offices
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Physiology, ergonomics
Industries and occupations
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| Browse category(ies) |
Workplace health promotion
Health care services
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