Open AccessMusculoskeletal injuries among hospital patient care staff before and after implementation of patient lift and transfer equipment
Author(s) -
Ashley L. Schoenfisch,
Hester J. Lipscomb,
Lisa Pompeii,
Daniel J. Myers,
John M. Dement
Publication year - 2012
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.3288
Subject(s) - observational study , medicine , intervention (counseling) , psychological intervention , lift (data mining) , poisson regression , workers' compensation , medical emergency , physical therapy , nursing , psychology , compensation (psychology) , environmental health , computer science , population , pathology , psychoanalysis , data mining
Using an observational research design and robust surveillance data, we evaluated rates ofmusculoskeletal (MS) injuries, days away from work, and restricted work days among patient care staff at a medicalcenter and community hospital in the United States over 13 years, during which time a "minimal manual lift"policy and mechanical lift equipment were implemented.