Redesigning Patient Handling Tasks to Prevent Nursing Back Injuries

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Conditions studied: Back Pain, Occupational Diseases

In brief

This study is one of several initiated by the investigators to reduce musculoskeletal injuries in patient care providers. Nurses have one of the highest incidences of work related back injuries of any profession. Over the past 20 years, efforts to reduce work-related injuries in nursing have been largely unsuccessful.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00012844

Run by

US Department of Veterans Affairs

People needed

134

Expected to finish

1999-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-04-07

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Subjects included RNs, LPNs, and Nas with a minimum of 6 months experience and a job description that included a minimum of 80% direct patient care responsibilities. Subjects were required to be injury free for at least one year, as evidenced by a brief orthopedic examination and interview. The orthopedic evaluation included an examination of posture, gait, range of motion, sensory deficits, muscle exam, and straight leg raise. We excluded subjects with self-report of injury or any positive finding of back musculoskeletal disorders within the past 12 months.

Where it is running

• James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital, Tampa, FL — Tampa, Florida, United States

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