Evidence of health risks associated with prolonged standing at work and intervention effectiveness

Rehabilitation Nursing

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 148-165

  Waters, Thomas R ^a   Dick, Robert B ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

biomechanical physiological measures; cardiovascular problems; guidelines; interventions (floor mats, shoe inserts, sit stand chairs workstations); leg pain; low back pain; Prolonged standing; subjective measures

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; BODY POSTURE; BUILDING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING EDUCATION; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTOR; SHOE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FLOORS AND FLOORCOVERINGS; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PAIN; POSTURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; SHOES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84929070204     PISSN: 02784807     EISSN: 20487940     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rnj.166     Document Type: Article

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