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  • Standardisation ergonomic measure in clinical environment [Elektronski vir]
    Stričević, Jadranka ; Pajnkihar, Majda
    The purpose of this was to analyse hospital work environment and its impact on absence from work due to back pain. In included an analysis which factors contribute to back pain and of the extent ... ergonomic assistive devices reduce awkward working body postures at work and help to overcome physical burden. Research Methodology: The study was conducted were used to collect data on low back and neck pain and involved visual observation body posture during work by using OWAS metod. We evaluated physical barriers in hospital which impede nursing care provision and developed standards for nursing interventions by using ergonomic assistive devices which have been in use rarely or not at all. Results:Results have shown that 19 years of work and more, frequent manuel lifting above 10 kg of weighting and avoidance of preventive exercises to strenghten back represent significant factors for back pain. Acording to observation(by OWAS method)of 15 awkward body postures, use of ergonomic assistive devices contributed to overall avarage descrease by 12,9 percentage points, from 20,6% to 7,7%. It was also found that nursing staff in hospital departments with more frequent use of ergonomic assistive devices reported signifacanty less back problems. Conclusion: Our research indicated that safe working enviroment use of ergonomic assistive devices signifcantly reduces awkward working body postures and biomehanical strain on nurses spine in nursing care provision. We also found that ergonomic assistive devices, if available, are frequently used. A common assumption that nurses avoid use of ergonomic assistive devices was not confrimed and may only serve as a shallow argument in postpone the realisation of ergonomic program.
    Vir: Društvo i tehnologija 2014. - dr. Juraj Plenković [elektronski vir] = Society and technology 2014 - dr. Juraj Plenković : book of manuscripts (Str. 285-290)
    Vrsta gradiva - prispevek na konferenci
    Leto - 2014
    Jezik - hrvaški
    COBISS.SI-ID - 2031268

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