Document ID (ISN) | 109804 |
CIS number |
09-960 |
ISSN - Serial title |
0003-6870 - Applied Ergonomics |
Year |
2009 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Warming S., Precht D.H., Suadicani P., Ebbehøj N.E. |
Title |
Musculoskeletal complaints among nurses related to patient handling tasks and psychosocial factors - Based on logbook registrations |
Bibliographic information |
July 2009, Vol.40, No.4, p.569-576. Illus. 46 ref. |
Abstract |
The aim of this study was to evaluate the reliability of self-recording musculoskeletal symptoms, patient handling tasks and psychosocial factors by nurses as a means of understanding the complex interaction between these factors. Logbooks were filled for three consecutive days by 148 nurses at a university hospital in Denmark, recording the incidence of low back pain (LBP), neck/shoulder pain (NSP), knee pain (KP), psychosocial factors (time pressure, stress, conscience of the quality of work) and patient transfers and care tasks. The numbers of nurses reporting musculoskeletal symptoms and the level of pain increased significantly during the three working days and decreased on the day off. Stress and transfer tasks were associated to low back pain and transfer tasks with knee pain. Results show that logbooks can be a useful means of understanding the complex interaction between working conditions and musculoskeletal symptoms. |
Descriptors (primary) |
Denmark; symptoms; musculoskeletal diseases; risk factors; manual handling; hospitals; nursing personnel; psychology of work organization |
Descriptors (secondary) |
manual lifting; reliability; description of technique; backache; knee lesions; cervicobrachial syndrome |
Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
Country / State or Province | Denmark |
Subject(s) |
Commerce, services, offices Materials handling and storage
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Broad subject area(s) |
Stress, psychosocial factors Physiology, ergonomics
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Browse category(ies) |
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system Health care services Psychology of work organization Psychological factors
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