The Physical Workload of Nursing Personnel: Association with Musculoskeletal Discomfort

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• Personal Author:
  Bernard, Thomas E. ; Brooks, Stuart M. ; Menzel NN ; Nelson A
• Description:
  Direct care-nursing personnel around the world report high numbers of work-related musculoskeletal disorders. This cross-sectional study examined the association between the performance of high-risk patient-handling tasks and self-reported musculoskeletal discomfort in 113 nursing staff members in a veterans' hospital within the United States. Sixty-two percent of subjects reported a 7-day prevalence of moderately severe musculoskeletal discomfort. There was a significant association between wrist and knee pain and the number of highest-risk patient-handling tasks performed per hour interacting with the load lifted. On units where lifting devices are readily available, musculoskeletal risk may have shifted to the wrist and knee. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Health Personnel Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders Knee Pain Lifting Manual Handling Manual Lifting MSD Musculoskeletal System Disorders Nurse Nurses Nursing Patient Handling Physical Stress Physiological Effects Physiological Factors Work Environment Workers Wrist Pain

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• ISSN:
  0020-7489
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Florida ; Massachusetts ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  41
• Issue:
  8
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20058603
• Citation:
  Int J Nurs Stud 2004 Nov; 41(8):859-867
• Contact Point Address:
  Nancy N. Menzel, Department of Health Care Environments and Systems, College of Nursing, University of Florida, P.O. Box 100187, Gainesville, FL 32610
• Email:
  nmenzel@nursing.ufl.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2005
• Performing Organization:
  Sunshine Education Research Center, University of South Florida, Tampa
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19970701
• Source Full Name:
  International Journal of Nursing Studies
• End Date:
  20020630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:82d6ac3cf9f3cc71ae937446e4b3ec4180ed0924360f0c7b7f30d865f6079d9602545b4ce9fc73cbd336e91189a334a8397c59d0dc2c2b677f62cba7afbe6cef
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/221650/cdc_221650_DS1.pdf
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