Characterizing Physical Strain in Non-Routinized Clinical Work Through Observation: An Example of Oral Healthcare Providers

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• Journal Article:
  Proceedings of the International Symposium of Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare
• Personal Author:
  Fang, Yiyang ; Kapellusch, Jay M. ; Baker, Nancy A. ; Roll, Shawn C.
• Description:
  The Revised Strain Index (RSI), despite its prevalence in ergonomics field practice, is designed to assess jobs with cyclic and predictable physical and behavioral patterns. The quantification of exertion force, posture, and work task duration is substantially more challenging for non-routinized work in clinical and hospital environments. Using dental hygiene work as an exemplar, we proposed a consolidated method to characterize physical exertion for non-routinized work. We conducted the RSI adaptation process in two phases. In phase one, we characterized exertion in non-routinized work and identified representative intensity and posture patterns. In phase two, we validated the consolidated method using a small subset of dental hygiene video recordings and compared the results to the conventional sampling method. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Dental Offices Ergonomics Health Personnel Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Health care personnel; Ergonomics; Dentistry; Repetitive strain injury; RSI; Posture
• Source:
  Proc Int Symp Hum Factors Ergon Healthc 2024 Jun; 13(1):134-139
• ISSN:
  2327-8579
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; Massachusetts ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 9 ; Wisconsin
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  6 pdf pages
• Volume:
  13
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20070341
• Citation:
  Proc Int Symp Hum Factors Ergon Healthc 2024 Jun; 13(1):134-139
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2024
• Performing Organization:
  University of Southern California - Los Angeles
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20150930
• End Date:
  20190929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:e4355dc963d6cec4423ebff49e1f4088a010a6a772e24c0853cf037ed104265eec2acf525f45453213dc64e61e322ccefdff6fa8410691ab9759c124611decec
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/208574/cdc_208574_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 289.77 KB ]