The effect of flooring on musculoskeletal symptoms in the lower extremities and low back among female nursing assistants

Ergonomics

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 248-255

  Wahlström, Jens ^a   Östman, Christina ^b   Leijon, Ola ^c  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Municipality of Sundsvall   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

feet; intervention; lower limbs; musculoskeletal symptoms

Indexed keywords

BASELINE VALUES; FEET; FOAM LAYERS; HEALTHCARE SECTORS; INTERVENTION; LOW BACK; LOWER EXTREMITY; LOWER LIMB; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYMPTOMS; REFERENCE GROUP;

BUILDING MATERIALS; NURSING; SURVEYS;

FLOORS;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BUILDING; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOT; HIP; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; KNEE; LEG; LOW BACK PAIN; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING ASSISTANT; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; SWEDEN;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; FLOORS AND FLOORCOVERINGS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOOT; HIP JOINT; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; LOW BACK PAIN; LOWER EXTREMITY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES' AIDES; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856957480     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2011.583360     Document Type: Article

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