Development of an intervention to prevent work-related musculoskeletal disorders among hospital nurses based on the participatory approach

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 454-460

  Kim, Soon Lae ^a   Lee, Jong Eun ^b  

^a Seoul Metropolitan Government Seobuk Hospital   (South Korea)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Action checklist; Hospital nurses; Participatory approach; Work related musculoskeletal disorders

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT; DISEASES; HOSPITALS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; NURSING; SAFE HANDLING;

ACTION CHECKLIST; HOSPITAL ENVIRONMENT; HOSPITAL NURSE; MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAMS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTS; WORK-RELATED MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS;

PATIENT TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; ERGONOMICS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NURSE; NURSING CARE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; RISK REDUCTION; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKLOAD;

EID: 77649178675     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2009.09.007     Document Type: Article

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