Safe patient handling legislation and musculoskeletal disorders among California healthcare workers: Analysis of workers' compensation data, 2007-2016.
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DOI: 10.1002/ajim.23366
Abstract: BACKGROUND California requires general acute care hospitals to have a comprehensive plan to prevent patient handling injuries (PHIs) among employees. The California safe patient handling (SPH) law took effect in 2012. This study assessed the… read more here.
Keywords: patient handling; legislation; care; 2007 2016 ... See more keywords
Comparison of lift use, perceptions, and musculoskeletal symptoms between ceiling lifts and floor-based lifts in patient handling.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2019.102954
Abstract: Lifting equipment can reduce the risk of injury from patient handling, but limited availability and adoption have been a persistent problem. Data from statewide surveys of California nurses (N = 389) in 2013 and 2016 were analyzed… read more here.
Keywords: ceiling lifts; patient handling; musculoskeletal symptoms; use ... See more keywords
Biomechanical comparison between manual and motorless device assisted patient handling: sitting to and from standing position.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2020.103284
Abstract: Although lots of assistive devices have been studied to fight against caregivers' work-related musculoskeletal disorders, stand-and-turn devices effects on biomechanical constraints are still unknown. The aim of this study is to provide and compare quantitative… read more here.
Keywords: sitting standing; patient handling; motorless device; device assisted ... See more keywords
The Risk Assessment of Patient Handling in Hospitals of Northeast of Iran.
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DOI: 10.1080/00185868.2022.2114964
Abstract: The study aim was to determine the risk of Manual patient handling (MPH) in Shahroud public hospitals, Iran. A cross-sectional study was performed in Imam Hossein (IHospital) and Bahar (BHospital) with 21 wards. MPH risk… read more here.
Keywords: patient handling; assessment patient; patient; risk ... See more keywords
Toward Unobtrusive Patient Handling Activity Recognition for Injury Reduction Among At-Risk Caregivers
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DOI: 10.1109/jbhi.2016.2551459
Abstract: Nurses regularly perform patient handling activities. These activities with awkward postures expose healthcare providers to a high risk of overexertion injury. The recognition of patient handling activities is the first step to reduce injury risk… read more here.
Keywords: risk; activity recognition; patient handling; recognition ... See more keywords
The use of safe patient handling and mobility equipment inrehabilitation.
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DOI: 10.3233/wor-203148
Abstract: BACKGROUND Increasingly, occupational and physical therapists are using safe patient handling and mobility (SPHM) equipment, such as mechanical lifts, in rehabilitation. However, there is little guidance in the literature on how SPHM equipment can be… read more here.
Keywords: mobility; patient handling; sphm equipment; equipment ... See more keywords