Work technique of nurses in patient transfer tasks and associations with personal factors

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 468-477

  Kjellberg, Katarina ^a,b   Lagerström, Monica ^c   Hagberg, Mats ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Age; Gender; Health care workers; Low back; Musculoskeletal hazards; Nursing; Observation method; Patient handling

Indexed keywords

OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HOSPITAL BED; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STAFF; OBSERVATION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORTHOPEDICS; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYMPTOM; VIDEORECORDING; WARD; WHEELCHAIR;

EID: 0347662330     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.755     Document Type: Article

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