Biomechanical evaluation of nursing tasks in a hospital setting

Ergonomics

Volumn 50, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1835-1855

  Jang, R ^a   Karwowski, W ^b   Quesada, P M ^c   Rodrick, D ^c   Sherehiy, B ^c   Cronin, S N ^c   Layer, J K ^c  

^a MING CHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^c University of Louisville   (United States)

Author keywords

Compressive and shear force; Kinematics; Nursing; Perceived risk of musculoskeletal injury; Spine

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FORECASTING; HOSPITALS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BIOMECHANICAL EVALUATION; STATIC STRENGTH PREDICTION PROGRAM; TRUNK MOTION DYNAMICS;

PERSONNEL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NURSE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PREDICTION; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SHEAR STRENGTH; SPINE INJURY; SPINE MOBILITY; TASK PERFORMANCE; WEIGHT BEARING;

BIOMECHANICS; EXERTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; NURSING; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERCEPTION; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; POSTURE; RISK FACTORS; SPINE; TAIWAN; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; WEIGHT-BEARING; WORKPLACE;

EID: 35848946359     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130701674661     Document Type: Article

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