Evaluation of ceiling lifts: Transfer time, patient comfort and staff perceptions

Injury

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 987-992

  Alamgir, Hasanat ^a   Li, Olivia Wei ^a   Yu, Shicheng ^a   Gorman, Erin ^a   Fast, Catherine ^b   Kidd, Catherine ^c  

^a Occupational Health and Safety Agency for Healthcare in British Columbia   (Canada)

^b Early Intervention and Disability Prevention   (Canada)

^c Employee and Workplace Health and Safety   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ceiling lift; Patient comfort; Patient handling; Staff perceptions; Transfer time

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CEILING LIFT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT; FLOOR LIFT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT POSITIONING; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BRITISH COLUMBIA; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, HOSPITAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVING AND LIFTING PATIENTS; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; PILOT PROJECTS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67651093924     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2008.12.002     Document Type: Article

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