Stopping the Slide: How Hospital Bed Design Can Minimize Active and Passive Patient Migration

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• Personal Author:
  Coombs MT ; Davis, Kermit G. ; Kotowski SE
• Description:
  Patient migration, or the amount of movement toward the foot of the bed, has been shown to significantly vary because of the mechanical design differences in hospital beds. Previously, the amount of migration was measured immediately following head-of-bed articulation in healthy subjects. This study not only evaluates how much migration occurs immediately after head-of-bed articulation but also measures additional migration during a standard 2-hour repositioning period in subjects with limited mobility. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aging Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Health Personnel Hospitals Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Age Groups Author Keywords: Hospital Beds Equipment Design Hospital Equipment Medical Equipment Movement Nursing Patient Handling Patient Positioning Physiology Posture Pressure Ulcer Shear

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• ISSN:
  1057-3631
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  32
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20049873
• Citation:
  J Nurs Care Qual 2017 Jan/Mar; 32(1):E11-E19
• Contact Point Address:
  Susan E. Kotowski, PhD, CPE, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Cincinnati College of Allied Health Sciences, 3202 Eden Ave, 270 French East, Cincinnati, OH 45267
• Email:
  susan.kotowski@uc.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• Performing Organization:
  University of Cincinnati
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Nursing Care Quality
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:a8d1195e22ce86df603f44c8ea7d0efba387d644a5ae23606c9454d88919aa396c977cc5415e011ffe902e39cb911175d0648626fd6bbdc0ebe2ba459a2c82ff
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/210470/cdc_210470_DS1.pdf
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