| Document ID (ISN) | 78193 |
| CIS number |
02-461 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1529-8663 - AIHA Journal |
| Year |
2001 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Brophy M.O., Achimore L., Moore-Dawson J. |
| Title |
Reducing incidence of low-back injuries reduces cost |
| Bibliographic information |
July-Aug. 2001, Vol.62, No.4, p.508-511. Illus. 17 ref. |
| Abstract |
Report on an ergonomics programme employing mechanical lifting devices in order to reduce musculoskeletal injuries in nursing personnel in a nursing home. Comparisons in health and financial outcomes were made between the pre-intervention period (two years) and the intervention period (four years). There was a significant reduction in the number of low-back injuries and the total number of lost workdays was reduced from 1,476 before to 625 per year after the intervention. There was a significant reduction in the average yearly cost associated with low-back injuries. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
musculoskeletal diseases; lifting equipment; cost-benefit analysis; nursing personnel; backache |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
ergonomic evaluation |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | USA |
| Subject(s) |
Ergonomics and work organization
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Physiology, ergonomics
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Health care services
Economic aspects
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system
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