Musculoskeletal complaints among nurses related to patient handling tasks and psychosocial factors - Based on logbook registrations

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 569-576

  Warming, S ^a   Precht, D H ^a   Suadicani, P ^a   Ebbehoj N E ^a  

^a BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Knee pain; Low back pain; Neck shoulder pain; Physical workload; Stress

Indexed keywords

MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; NURSING; STRESSES;

KNEE PAIN; LOW BACK PAIN; NECK/SHOULDER; PATIENT HANDLING; PATIENT TRANSFER; PHYSICAL WORKLOADS; PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS; QUALITY OF WORK;

HEALTH;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; KNEE PAIN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NECK PAIN; NURSE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; REGISTRATION; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SHOULDER PAIN; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TIME; WORKLOAD;

EID: 64449087870     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2008.04.021     Document Type: Article

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