Working postures and physical activity among registered nurses

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 54, Issue , 2016, Pages 243-250

  Schall, Mark C ^a   Fethke, Nathan B ^b   Chen, Howard ^b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Inertial measurement unit; Low back; Musculoskeletal disorders; Physical activity; Posture; Shoulder

Indexed keywords

ERGONOMICS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; SHOULDERS (ROAD); UNITS OF MEASUREMENT;

INERTIAL MEASUREMENT UNIT; LOW BACK; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POSTURE;

NURSING;

ACCELEROMETER; ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NURSE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; TRUNK; WORKLOAD; BACK; BODY POSITION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; NECK; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGIC MONITORING; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SHOULDER; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORK;

ADULT; ARM; BACK; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOVEMENT; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; NECK; NURSES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; POSTURE; SHOULDER; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TORSO; WORK;

EID: 84958036323     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: 18729126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2016.01.008     Document Type: Article

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