Open AccessEffect of individually chosen bed-height adjustments on the low-back stress of nurses.
Author(s) -
de M.P. Looze,
Evert Zinzen,
Dirck Caboor,
P Heyblom,
van Bree E,
van Roy P,
Toussaint Hm,
Clarijs Jp
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of work, environment and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.621
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1795-990X
pISSN - 0355-3140
DOI - 10.5271/sjweh.1378
Subject(s) - compression (physics) , shear force , shear stress , shear (geology) , mathematics , geology , geotechnical engineering , materials science , composite material
The effects of height-adjustable beds in hospitals on the subsequent prevalence of low-back problems among nurses depend on the capacity to reduce low-back stress by bed-height adjustment. This capacity was investigated in the present study.