Changes in ergonomic exposures of nursing assistants after the introduction of a safe resident handling program in nursing homes

Kurowski, Alicia; Boyer, Jon; Fulmer, Scott; Gore, Rebecca; Punnett, Laura

doi:10.1016/j.ergon.2012.08.007

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Changes in ergonomic exposures of nursing assistants after the introduction of a safe resident handling program in nursing homes

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11 2012
By Kurowski, Alicia ; Boyer, Jon ; Fulmer, Scott ; ...

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Alternative Title:

Int J Ind Ergon
Personal Author:

Kurowski, Alicia ; Boyer, Jon ; Fulmer, Scott ; Gore, Rebecca ; Punnett, Laura
Description:

Relevance to industry:

The study describes reductions in postural and manual handling loads of nursing assistants in nursing homes resulting from increased use of resident handling equipment following equipment installation with training and administrative support.
Subjects:

Article Ergonomics Tool Exposure Assessment Injury Risk Intervention Effectiveness Nursing Home Industry
Source:

Int J Ind Ergon. 42(6):525-532
Pubmed ID:

34744230
Pubmed Central ID:

PMC8570183
Document Type:

Journal Article
Funding:

U19 OH008857/OH/NIOSH CDC HHSUnited States/
Volume:

42
Issue:

6
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CDC Public Access
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urn:sha256:0e5bae418ab845f1d635b462fd525b376da218a704155f1a4a0c16a17c5c813d
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