Patient transfers and assistive devices: Prospective cohort study on the risk for occupational back injury among healthcare workers

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 74-81

  Andersen, Lars L ^a   Burdorf, Alex ^b   Fallentin, Nils ^c   Persson, Roger ^d   Jakobsen, Markus D ^a   Mortensen, Ole S ^a,e   Clausen, Thomas ^a   Holtermann, Andreas ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c LIBERTY MUTUAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR SAFETY   (United States)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e KØGE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Eldercare worker; Ergonomics; Longitudinal; Low back pain; Musculoskeletal disorder; Nurse; Occupational risk factor

Indexed keywords

COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; INJURY; LIFESTYLE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY DEVICE; BACKACHE; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; DENMARK; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INJURY; LEISURE; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING;

DENMARK;

ADULT; BACK INJURIES; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES; PATIENT TRANSFER; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF-HELP DEVICES;

EID: 84891588475     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: 1795990X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.3382     Document Type: Article

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