Long-Term efficacy of an ergonomics program that includes patient-handling devices on reducing musculoskeletal injuries to nursing personnel

Human Factors

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 608-625

  Garg, Arun ^a   Kapellusch, Jay M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

ergonomic intervention; injury reduction; musculoskeletal injuries; nursing personnel; patient handling; patient transfer

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC CARE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ERGONOMIC INTERVENTION; LONG TERM CARE; LOW BACK; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURIES; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT HANDLING; PATIENT TRANSFER; RATE RATIOS; SHORT PERIODS; TRANSFER TIME; WORKERS COMPENSATION COSTS;

HOSPITALS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; NURSING;

ERGONOMICS;

ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PATIENT LIFTING; UNITED STATES;

HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MOVING AND LIFTING PATIENTS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84863894099     PISSN: 00187208     EISSN: 15478181     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0018720812438614     Document Type: Article

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