ArticleOccupational and environmental medicine2011
Individual and organisational determinants of use of ergonomic devices in healthcare.
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- Paradoxical Impact of a Patient-Handling Intervention on Injury Rate Disparity Among Hospital Workers.American journal of public health · 2019Article
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- Use of Resident Handling Equipment by Nursing Aides in Long-Term Care: Associations with Work Organization and Individual Level Characteristics.American journal of safe patient handling & movement · 2016Article
- Does rare use of assistive devices during patient handling increase the risk of low back pain? A prospective cohort study among female healthcare workers.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2015Article
- Differences among nursing homes in outcomes of a safe resident handling program.Journal of healthcare risk management : the journal of the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management · 2012Article
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Abstract
objectiveThis study aims to identify individual and organisational determinants associated with the use of ergonomic devices during patient handling activities.
methodsThis cross-sectional study was carried out in 19 nursing homes and 19 hospitals. The use of ergonomic devices was assessed through real-time observations in the workplace. Individual barriers to ergonomic device use were identified by structured interviews with nurses and organisational barriers were identified using questionnaires completed by supervisors and managers. Multivariate logistic analysis with generalised estimating equations for repeated measurement was used to estimate determinants of ergonomic device use.
results247 nurses performed 670 patient handling activities that required the use of an ergonomic device. Ergonomic devices were used 68% of the times they were deemed necessary in nursing homes and 59% in hospitals. Determinants of lifting device use were nurses' motivation (OR 1.96), the presence of back complaints in the past 12months (OR 1.77) and the inclusion in care protocols of strict guidance on the required use of ergonomic devices (OR 2.49). The organisational factors convenience and easily accessible, management support and supportive management climate were associated with these determinants. No associations were found with other ergonomic devices.
conclusionsThe use of lifting devices was higher in nursing homes than in hospitals. Individual and organisational factors seem to play a substantial role in the successful implementation of lifting devices in healthcare.
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