Factors That Influence the Use of Safe Patient Transfer Technique in Home Care Service

International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 433-444

  Skoglind Öhman, Ingegerd ^a   Kjellberg, Katarina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Home care service; Patient transfer technique; Training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INJURY; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PATIENT LIFTING; PILOT STUDY; SAFETY; STANDARD; SWEDEN;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MOVING AND LIFTING PATIENTS; PILOT PROJECTS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SWEDEN; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84857677416     PISSN: 10803548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10803548.2011.11076906     Document Type: Article

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