| Document ID (ISN) | 64427 |
| CIS number |
95-954 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1250-3274 - Archives des maladies professionnelles et de médecine du travail |
| Year |
1994 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Cloutier E., Dubucs B. |
| Title |
Study of the real workload of home nursing assistants |
| Original title |
Etude du travail réel des aides-soignantes à domicile [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
1994, Vol.55, No.4, p.269-277. 20 ref. |
| Abstract |
Health problems of home nursing assistants are not well known because their working conditions are rather special (work in isolation, organizational problems). A prolonged observation of the real workload of these workers was carried out together with interviews. Back and fatigue problems were associated with forced postures during patient care. The heavy workload, partly due to the lack of adequate equipment, is compounded by the mental workload not formally recognized by the people responsible for work organization. This mental load does not only result from time pressures requiring frequent reorganization of working time but is also related to the emotional involvement while providing support to the patient and his family. The possibility of lightening certain tasks by changing work organization and planification of this category of workers is underlined. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
physical workload; mental workload; nursing personnel; job study; ergonomics |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
manual lifting; back disorders; women; ergonomic evaluation; strain injuries |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Canada; France |
| Subject(s) |
Commerce, services, offices
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Industries and occupations
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Health care services
Mental workload
Ergonomics
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