Patient transfers and assistive devices: prospective cohort study on the risk for occupational back injury among healthcare workers

Patient transfers and assistive devices: prospective cohort study on the risk for occupational back injury among healthcare workers

OBJECTIVES: This prospective cohort study investigates work-related risk factors for occupational back injury among healthcare workers. METHODS: The study comprised 5017 female healthcare workers in eldercare from 36 municipalities in Denmark who responded to a baseline and follow-up questionnaire i...

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Main Authors: Lars L Andersen, Alex Burdorf, Nils Fallentin, Roger Persson, Markus D Jakobsen, Ole Steen Mortensen, Thomas Clausen, Andreas Holtermann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nordic Association of Occupational Safety and Health (NOROSH) 2014-01-01
Series:Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health
Subjects:
back
ergonomics
cohort study
nurse
patient transfer
occupational risk factor
back injury
prospective cohort study
longitudinal
eldercare worker
healthcare worker
assistive device
low-back pain
musculoskeletal disorder
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