Does rare use of assistive devices during patient handling increase the risk of low back pain? A prospective cohort study among female healthcare workers

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 335-342

  Holtermann, Andreas ^a   Clausen, Thomas ^a   Jørgensen, Marie Birk ^a   Aust, Birgit ^a   Mortensen, Ole Steen ^a,b   Burdorf, Alex ^c   Fallentin, Nils ^a   Andersen, Lars L ^a  

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

^b KØGE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ergonomic device; Musculoskeletal disorder; Physical work demands

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; DENMARK; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PATIENT LIFTING; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF HELP DEVICE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; DENMARK; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LOW BACK PAIN; MIDDLE AGED; MOVING AND LIFTING PATIENTS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF-HELP DEVICES; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84939876965     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: 14321246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-014-0963-4     Document Type: Article

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