Impact of California’s Safe Patient Handling Legislation on Musculoskeletal Injury Prevention Among Nurses

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• Personal Author:
  Harrison, Robert ; Lee JH ; Lee S-J
• Description:
  Background: This study evaluated the impact of California's safe patient handling (SPH) legislation on musculoskeletal injury prevention among hospital nurses. Methods: Two serial cross-sectional surveys were conducted using postal and online questionnaires in statewide random samples of California registered nurses in 2013 and 2016. Analysis included hospital nurses who performed patient handling (n = 254 and n = 281, respectively). Results: In 2016, there were significant improvements in nurses' knowledge of a SPH policy in their hospital (87%), receipt of annual SPH training (73%), and availability of lift equipment (80%); 33% perceived their hospital's SPH programs as excellent or very good. Significant prevalence reduction was observed for work-related musculoskeletal symptoms (61% vs 52%; Adjusted Prevalence Ratio = 0.78, 95% CI 0.66-0.91). Conclusions: Our findings indicate the significant role of SPH legislation with positive impacts on SPH policies and programs at the hospital level and on musculoskeletal health outcomes at the worker level. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Health Personnel Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Safety Surveys And Questionnaires
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Legislation Cross Sectional Studies Health Care Facilities Health Care Personnel Legislation MSD Musculoskeletal Disorders Musculoskeletal System Disorders Nurse Nurses Patient Handling Policy Questionnaires Safe Patient Handling Safety Practices

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  50-58
• Volume:
  62
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20053925
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2019 Jan; 62(1):50-58
• Contact Point Address:
  Soo-Jeong Lee, Department of Community Health Systems, School of Nursing, University of California San Francisco, 2 Koret Way, N505, Box 0608, San Francisco, CA 94143
• Email:
  soo-jeong.lee@ucsf.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2019
• Performing Organization:
  University of California Los Angeles
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• End Date:
  20270630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:eb86cc1585fad9e47a2716ffd132e7d995c580a271aff8aa3a4c725861dbfdae511e0cd2cef5143e1219bf1b16181f8d3f064b59549524c68da7e049b8f8e78c
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/216594/cdc_216594_DS1.pdf
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