Musculoskeletal injuries among hospital patient care staff before and after implementation of patient lift and transfer equipment

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 27-36

  Schoenfsch, Ashley L ^a   Lipscomb, Hester J ^a   Pompeii, Lisa A ^b   Myers, Douglas J ^a   Dement, John M ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Healthcare worker; Intervention evaluation; Observational study; Patient handling injury; Workers' compensation

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; DATA PROCESSING; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL SECTOR; HUMAN RESOURCE; INJURY; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PATTERN RECOGNITION; SAFETY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MECHANICAL LIFT EQUIPMENT; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; NURSE; NURSING ASSISTANT; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; PATIENT LIFTING; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVING AND LIFTING PATIENTS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; WORKERS' COMPENSATION; YOUNG ADULT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84872731132     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: 1795990X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.3288     Document Type: Article

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