Author(s) Myers A, Jensen RC, Nestor D, Rattiner J, et al.

Journal Home health care services quarterly. Date of publication 1993 Jan 1;volume 14(2-3):149-55.

Abstract 1. Home Health Care Serv Q. 1993;14(2-3):149-55. doi: 10.1300/j027v14n02_11. Low back injuries among home health aides compared with hospital nursing aides. Myers A(1), Jensen RC, Nestor D, Rattiner J. Author information: (1)School of Hygiene and Public Health, Johns Hopkins University. Data were collected from all incident reports of low back injury during 1984-1986 among nursing aides at one hospital and home health aides at two agencies in the Baltimore-Washington area. Respective rates of injury were 5.9/100 FTE's and 15.4/100 FTE's (p < 0.001). A majority of injuries occurred during patient-related, planned activities and without the use of lifting equipment. Forty percent of the events occurred at the bedside. Eighty-eight percent of home health aides were working alone compared with 39 percent of NAs. Ergonomic interventions may be an effective strategy to reduce injuries, since 50 percent of the events involved lifting and pushing/pulling activities. DOI: 10.1300/j027v14n02_11 PMID: 10133713 [Indexed for MEDLINE]

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