The Ergonomic Impact of a Mattress Lift Tool and Bottom Sheet Type on Hotel Room Cleaners While Making Beds

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• Personal Author:
  Fathallah F ; Harris-Adamson C ; Hill S ; Lam E ; Smith A ; Tong AD
• Description:
  Lifting equipment can reduce the risk of injury from patient handling, but limited availability and adoption have been a persistent problem. Data from statewide surveys of California nurses (N = 389) in 2013 and 2016 were analyzed to evaluate lift use, perceptions about lifts and injury risk, and musculoskeletal symptoms by type of available lifts. Nurses with ceiling lifts (23%) were significantly more likely to use lifts and had more positive perceptions about lifts, regarding worker safety, patient safety and comfort, ease of use, access, and storing, than nurses with only floor lifts (77%). Nurses with ceiling lifts reported less low back pain and shoulder pain. Our study findings suggest that providing ceiling lifts can result in superior outcomes to floor-based lifts in multiple aspects, including better acceptance and use by nurses for patient handling, as well as being associated with reduced work-related musculoskeletal symptoms in the low back and shoulders. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Biomechanical Phenomena Ergonomics Household Work Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Hotel Room Cleaners Bed Making Biomechanical Exposure Biomechanics Housekeeping Personnel Intervention Intervention Effectiveness Lifting MSD Musculoskeletal Disorders Physical Exposure Upper Extremities

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• ISSN:
  0003-6870
• 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
• Volume:
  81
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20063066
• Citation:
  Appl Ergon 2019 Nov; 81:102880
• Contact Point Address:
  Carisa Harris-Adamson, CPE. 1301 South 46th Street Bldg 163, Richmond, CA, 94804, USA
• Email:
  carisaharris@berkeley.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• Performing Organization:
  University of California, Berkeley
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Applied Ergonomics
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/226194/cdc_226194_DS1.pdf
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