| Document ID (ISN) | 106261 |
| CIS number |
07-475 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0003-6870 - Applied Ergonomics |
| Year |
2006 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Engkvist I.L. |
| Title |
Evaluation of an intervention comprising a no lifting policy in Australian hospitals |
| Bibliographic information |
Mar. 2006, Vol.37, No.2, p.141-148. 52 ref. |
| Abstract |
The purpose of this case-control study was to evaluate the use of transfer equipment, the number of injuries, pain symptoms and absence from work among nurses after the intervention of a "no lifting policy" at a hospital, compared with nurses at two control hospitals. A comprehensive questionnaire was used for data collection. Results show that at the hospital where the policy had been introduced, the nurses used the transfer equipment regularly. They had significantly fewer back injuries, pain symptoms and absence from work due to musculoskeletal disorders compared with nurses at the control hospitals. The study showed strong evidence for supporting the implementation of a no lifting policy. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
health programmes; lifting of loads; hospitals; manual lifting; musculoskeletal diseases; Australia |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
ergonomics; lifting appliances; backache; health care personnel; case-control study; programme evaluation; questionnaire survey |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Sweden |
| Subject(s) |
Ergonomics and work organization
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Physiology, ergonomics
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Health care services
Workplace health promotion
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system
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