ArticleWork (Reading, Mass.)2017
Associations between trunk flexion and physical activity of patient care workers for a single shift: A pilot study.
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- Device-measured physical activity, sedentary behaviour and cardiometabolic health and fitness across occupational groups: a systematic review and meta-analysis.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2019Pooled it
- Development and evaluation of a new assistive device for low back load reduction in caregivers: an experimental study.Scientific reports · 2022Trial
- Real-Time Monitoring of Physiological and Postural Parameters to Evaluate Human Reactions in Virtual Reality for Safety Training.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Reliability and Accuracy of Standard Reference Procedures for Measurements of Trunk and Arm Postures in Ergonomics.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Measuring nurses' on-shift physical activity and sedentary time by accelerometry or heart rate monitoring: a descriptive case study illustrating the importance of context.Journal of activity, sedentary and sleep behaviors · 2023Article
- Wearable Motion Capture Devices for the Prevention of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders in Ergonomics-An Overview of Current Applications, Challenges, and Future Opportunities.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Physical Activity Habits of Latvian Nursing Students: A Cross-Sectional Study.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2022Article
- A Narrative Review on Contemporary and Emerging Uses of Inertial Sensing in Occupational Ergonomics.International journal of industrial ergonomics · 2020Article
- Literature Review of Policy Implications From Findings of the Center for Work, Health, and Well-being.Journal of occupational and environmental medicine · 2019Review
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Abstract
backgroundTrunk flexion and occupational physical activity are parameters that have been used to assess and characterize jobs with high physical demands.
objectiveCharacterize the physical load of trunk flexion and physical activity of patient care unit (PCU) workers during a single work shift.
methodsParticipants wore an accelerometer to measure physical activity and an inclinometer to assess trunk flexion during a single work shift, which was compared using correlation and linear regression analyses.
resultsParticipants spent 74% of their work time upright between - 10° to 20° and 19% of their time flexed between 20° to 45°. On average workers spent 3% and 5% of their time, in the extreme postures of less than - 10° and greater than 45°, respectively. Participants spent 99% of their shift below moderate and vigorous activity. The largest correlation found was between the number of forward trunk flexions to 20° degrees per shift and minutes in lifestyle activity (r = 0.6, p < 0.001). No correlations between minutes of moderate or vigorous physical activity and trunk flexion were observed.
conclusionsThis study suggests that the physical demands of patient care unit workers as measured through trunk flexion are associated with lifestyle and light levels of physical activity.
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