SynthesisJournal of occupational rehabilitation2010
Occupational safety and health interventions to reduce musculoskeletal symptoms in the health care sector.
Synthesis in Journal of occupational rehabilitation, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 54 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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54 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 168 citations in OpenAlex.
- Ergonomic interventions for preventing work-related musculoskeletal disorders of the upper limb and neck among office workers.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018Pooled it
- Do Technical Aids for Patient Handling Prevent Musculoskeletal Complaints in Health Care Workers?-A Systematic Review of Intervention Studies.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Pooled it
- Prevalence of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Surgeons and Interventionalists: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.JAMA surgery · 2018Pooled it
- Economic evaluations of ergonomic interventions preventing work-related musculoskeletal disorders: a systematic review of organizational-level interventions.BMC public health · 2017Pooled it
- Outcomes of safe patient handling and mobilization programs: A meta-analysis.Work (Reading, Mass.) · 2017Pooled it
- Does the use of small aids during patient handling activities lead to a decreased occurrence of musculoskeletal complaints and diseases? A systematic review.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2016Pooled it
- Effectiveness of workplace interventions in the prevention of upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders and symptoms: an update of the evidence.Occupational and environmental medicine · 2016Pooled it
- A systematic review of human factors and ergonomics (HFE)-based healthcare system redesign for quality of care and patient safety.Ergonomics · 2015Pooled it
- Ergonomic design and training for preventing work-related musculoskeletal disorders of the upper limb and neck in adults.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2012Pooled it
- Cost-Effectiveness of a Multi-faceted Workplace Intervention to Reduce Musculoskeletal Pain in Nursing Staff: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial (INTEVAL_Spain).Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2025Trial
- Implementing an Integrated Health Protection/Health Promotion Intervention in the Hospital Setting: Lessons Learned From the Be Well, Work Well Study.Journal of occupational and environmental medicine · 2016Trial
- Evaluation of occupational safety and influencing factors among nurses working in internal medicine clinics.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- Relationship between working posture/movement and measures to prevent low back pain among care workers: a cross-sectional study in the Kansai region of Japan.Industrial health · 2025Article
- High Amount of Physical Activity on Work Days Is Associated with More Intense Musculoskeletal Symptoms in Nurses: Seven-Day Observational Study.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2025Article
- Barriers and Facilitators for the Use of Patient Lifts by Healthcare Workers: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Work-Related Psychosocial Factors and Their Effects on Mental Workload Perception and Body Postures.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
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- Occupational Injuries and Illnesses among Paramedicine Clinicians: Analyses of US Department of Labor Data (2010 - 2020).Prehospital and disaster medicine · 2023Article
- A participatory ergonomics intervention to re-design work and improve the musculoskeletal health of paramedics: protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Article
- The differences between normal and obese patient handling: re- structural analysis of two questionnaires.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Article
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Abstract
introductionHealth care work is dangerous and multiple interventions have been tested to reduce the occupational hazards.
methodsA systematic review of the literature used a best evidence synthesis approach to address the general question "Do occupational safety and health interventions in health care settings have an effect on musculoskeletal health status?" This was followed by an evaluation of the effectiveness of specific interventions.
resultsThe initial search identified 8,465 articles, for the period 1980-2006, which were reduced to 16 studies based on content and quality. A moderate level of evidence was observed for the general question. Moderate evidence was observed for: (1) exercise interventions and (2) multi-component patient handling interventions. An updated search for the period 2006-2009 added three studies and a moderate level of evidence now indicates: (1) patient handling training alone and (2) cognitive behavior training alone have no effect on musculoskeletal health. Few high quality studies were found that examined the effects of interventions in health care settings on musculoskeletal health.
conclusionsThe findings here echo previous systematic reviews supporting exercise as providing positive health benefits and training alone as not being effective. Given the moderate level of evidence, exercise interventions and multi-component patient handling interventions (MCPHI) were recommended as practices to consider. A multi-component intervention includes a policy that defines an organizational commitment to reducing injuries associated with patient handling, purchase of appropriate lift or transfer equipment to reduce biomechanical hazards and a broad-based ergonomics training program that includes safe patient handling and/or equipment usage. The review demonstrates MCPHI can be evaluated if the term multi-component is clearly defined and consistently applied.
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