Reducing the physical work load and strain of personal helpers through clothing redesign

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 557-563

  Nevala, Nina ^a,b   Holopainen, Jaana ^b   Kinnunen, Oili ^b   Hänninen, Osmo ^b  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Clothes; Dressing; Ergonomics; Physical disability

Indexed keywords

KNIT FABRICS; MUSCLE; STRAIN;

PHYSICAL DISABILITIES;

ERGONOMICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLOTHING; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MANUAL LABOR; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; WORKER; WORKING TIME; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0141953224     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-6870(03)00080-2     Document Type: Article

References (38)

1. American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), 1995. Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription, 5th Edition. Lea & Febiger, Philadelphia.
2. Arad D., Ryan M.D. The incidence and prevalence in nurses of low back pain. Aust. Nursery J. 16:1986;44-48.
3. Blue C. Preventing back injury among nurses. Orthop. Nurs. 15:1996;9-12.
4. Borg G. Perceived exertion as an indicator of somatic stress. Scand. J. Rehab. Med. 2:1970;92-98.
5. Brulin C., Gerdle B., Granlund B., Höög J., Knutson A., Sundelin G. Physical and psychosocial work-related risk factors associated with musculoskeletal symptoms among home care personnel. Scand. J. Caring Sci. 12:1998;104-110.
6. Burdorf A., Sorock G. Positive and negative evidence of risk factors for back disorders. Scand. J. Work Environ. Health. 23:1997;243-256.
7. Burdorf A., Govaert G., Elders L. Postural load and back pain of workers in the manufacturing of prefabricated concrete elements. Ergonomics. 34:1991;909-918.
8. Cato C., Olson D., Studer M. Incidence, prevalence and variables associated with low back pain in staff-nurses. Aust. Assoc. Occup. Health Nurs. J. 37:1989;321-327.
9. TM Instrument). ten years of development Crit. Rev. Phys. Rehab. Med. 8:1996;267-281.
10. Gerdle B., Brulin C., Elert J., Granlund B. Factors interacting with perceived work-related complaints in the musculoskeletal symptoms among home care service personnel. An explorative multivariate study. Scand. J. Rehab. Med. 26:1994;51-58.
11. Goldstein I.B., Shapiro D., Chicz-DeMet A., Guthrie D. Ambulatory blood pressure, heart rate, and neuroendocrine responses in women nurses during work and off work days. Psychosom. Med. 61:1999;387-396.
12. Harwood, R.J., Wyatt, J., 1997. The ergonomics of clothing for the disabled and elderly. In: Seppälä, P., Luopajärvi, T., Nygård, C.-H., Mattila, M. (Eds.), From Experience to Innovation IEA '97. Proceedings of the 13th Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, June 29-July 4, Tampere, Finland, pp. 430-432.
13. Hasselqvist O. The MTM method - with special reference to the physically handicapped. Scand. J. Rehab. Med. 4:1972;157-164.
14. Hignett S. Postural analyses of nursing work. Appl. Ergon. 27:1996;171-176.
15. Jonsson B. Kinesiology; with special reference to electromyographic kinesiology. Contemp. Clin. Neurophysiol. 34:1978;417-428.
16. Josephson M., Hagberg M., Wigaeus E. Self-reported physical exertion in geriatric care. A risk indicator for low back symptoms? Spine. 21:1996;2781-2785.
17. Karger D.W., Bayha F.H. Engineered Work Measurement. The Principles, Techniques, and Data of Methods-Time-Measurement, Modern Time and Motion Study, and Related Applications Engineering Data. 2nd Edition:1965;Industrial Press Inc. New York.
18. Karvonen M.J., Kentala E., Mustala O. The effects of training on heart rate. a longitudinal study Ann. Med. Exp. Biol. Fenn. 35:1957;307-315.
19. Karvonen J., Chwalbinska-Moneta J., Saynajakangas S. Comparison of heart rates measured by ECG and microcomputer. Physician Sportmed. 12:1984;65-69.
20. Kawakami M., Inoue F., Ohkubo T., Ueno T. Job redesign needs for aged workers. Int. J. Occup. Saf. Ergon. 4:1998;471-483.
21. Kumar S. Aging, disability and ergonomics. Kumar S. Rehabilitation Ergonomics. 1997;1-33 Taylor & Francis, London.
22. Lèger L., Thiviegre M. Heart rate monitors. validity, stability, and functionality Physician Sportmed. 16:1988;143-151.
23. Mirka G.A. The quantification of EMG normalization error. Ergonomics. 34:1991;343-352.
24. Moens G.F., Dohogne T., Jacques P., Van Helshoecht P. Back pain and its correlates among workers in family care. Occup. Med. 43:1993;78-84.
25. Nowak E. The role of anthropometry in design of work and life environments of the disabled population. Int. J. Ind. Ergon. 17:1996;113-121.
26. Nuikka M.-L., Paunonen M., Hänninen O., Länsimies E. The nurse's workload in care situations. J. Adv. Nurs. 33:2001;406-415.
27. Ono Y., Lagerström M., Hagberg M., Linden A., Malker B. Reports of work related musculoskeletal injury among home care service workers compared with nursery school workers and the general population of employed in Sweden. Occup. Environ. Med. 52:1995;686-693.
28. Pohjonen T., Punakallio A., Louhevaara V. Participatory ergonomics for reducing load and strain in home care work. Int. J. Ind. Ergon. 21:1998;345-352.
29. Punnett L., Fine L.J., Keyserling W.M. Back disorders and non-neutral trunk positions of automobile assembly workers. Scand. J. Work Environ. Health. 17:1991;337-346.
30. Remes A., Rauhala E., Hänninen O. Fully rectified, integrated, band (Frib-) EMG analysis in quantifying muscle activity. Development of a new field equipment. Acta Physiol. Scand. 537:1984;65-70.
31. Rosenblad-Wallin E. User-oriented product development applied to functional clothing design. Appl. Ergon. 16:1985;279-287.
32. Sperling L., Karlsson M. Clothing fasteners for long-term-care patients. Appl. Ergon. 20:1989;97-104.
33. Thoren M. A new approach to clothing for disabled users. Kumar S. Rehabilitation Ergonomics. 1997;360-374 Taylor & Francis, London.
34. Toivanen, H., 1994. Occupational stress in working women and the benefits of relaxation training. Studies on Bank Employees, Home Helps and Hospital Cleaners. Kuopio University Publications D. Medical Sciences, Vol. 54. University of Kuopio, Kuopio.
35. Westgaard R.H. Measurement and evaluation of postural load in occupational work situations. Eur. J. Appl. Physiol. Occup. Physiol. 57:1988;291-304.
36. WHO, 1978. Habitual Physical Activity and Health. WHO Regional Publications, European series 6, World Health Organization, Copenhagen.
37. Yang J.F., Winter D.A. Electromyography reliability in maximal and submaximal isometric contractions. Arch. Phys. Med. Rehab. 64:1983;417-420.
38. Zipp P. Recommendations for the standardization of lead positions in surface electromyography. Eur. J. Appl. Physiol. Occup. Physiol. 50:1982;41-54.