Risk factors for low back pain, and patient-handling capacity of nursing personnel

Lee, Yung-Hui; Chiou, Wen‐Ko

doi:10.1016/0022-4375(94)90070-1

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“…Other studies have also found that lifting and pushing, as well as walking and standing great parts of a day, are of significance for low-back problems (2,28,30,31,32). However, in a study in which nurses frorn hospitals in Belgium and The Netherlands were studied, it was found that, in spite of the heavier work load among Dutch nurses, the life-time prevalence of low-back proble~ns was higher alnong Belgian nurses.…”

Section: Work Posfuresmentioning

confidence: 96%

“…Takala & Kukkonen (26) noted that the work postures were awl<-ward also when lifting devices were used, and, in another study on exposure in nursing work, Vojtecky et a1 (27) found that whether devices were used or not was related to type of load, stress in the lifting situation, work experience, a~l d the amount of training in the use of devices. As far as the equipment is concerned, beds which are not adjustable in height can be risk factors for low-back problems (28), and for low-back stress (29), as the height of the bed has important consequences on the postures and handling capacity of nurses (30).…”

Section: Lifts and Transfers And "Save The Patient" Situationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Work-related low-back problems in nursing

Lagerström¹,

Hansson²,

Hagberg³

1998

Scand J Work Environ Health

154

100

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This scientific literature review focuses 011 the relation bctween nursing work and low-back problems. Its ail11 was to estimate thc risk of physical, psychosocial, and work organizational exposure factors that may lead to low-back problems. In addition this paper reviews and evaluates reported ergonomic intervention, with thc object of decreasing the prcvalcnce and incidence of low-back problems among nurses. A co~isiderable numbcr of studies of ~iursing staff has shown thc connection between lifts and transfers of patients on one hand and low-back problems on the other. Factors in nursing work that may be significant in this connection are staff density and work satisfaction. In this review thc single individual factor that was indisputably related to low-back problems was "history of back problems". Prevelitio~i programs do not show unequivocally positive results. There is a great need to carry out prospective studies with preventive programs.

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Section: Work Posfuresmentioning

confidence: 96%

Section: Lifts and Transfers And "Save The Patient" Situationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Work-related low-back problems in nursing

Lagerström¹,

Hansson²,

Hagberg³

1998

Scand J Work Environ Health

154

100

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“…Hartvigsen et al (2000) in a review of studies investigating sitting-while-at-work as a risk factor for low back pain found no conclusive evidence of increased risk. Although one study (Lee and Chiou, 1994) found ''poor sitting habits'' were statistically associated with low back pain. School chairs and desks are designed for children to sit and work with a 901 flexion of the hip joint and a preserved lumbar lordosis (Snorrason, 1968).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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A cross-sectional study of self-reported back and neck pain among English schoolchildren and associated physical and psychological risk factors

2007

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“…Os trabalhadores de enfermagem apresentam uma ocorrência elevada de dor lombar, quando comparados a outros grupos de profissionais (2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7) Vários autores relatam determinados fatores de risco entre esses trabalhadores, para a dor lombar como: trabalho repetitivo (8 ' 9) ; movimentação e transferência de pacientes (10,11); espaço de trabalho restrito (12'13); falta de treinamento para o uso de equipamentos (14) ; técnicas e práticas de levantamento impróprias (14'15) ; posturas inadequadas (8,13,16); uniformes incorretos; inaptidão física do funcionário (14,17); insatisfação no trabalho (14) e o esforço físico (1) .…”

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