A study of work stress, patient handling activities and the risk of low back pain among nurses in Hong Kong

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 794-804

  Yip, Yin Bing ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Low back pain; Manual handling; Nurses; Work factors; Work stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; RANDOMIZATION; RISK; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; LIFTING; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; ODDS RATIO; POSTURE; PREVALENCE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0035757350     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2001.02037.x     Document Type: Article

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