title: [Development of an instrument for evaluating the moving and transfer of patients: an ergonomic approach].
abstract: Nursing personnel are at a high risk from work-related musculoskeletal disorders, especially back symptoms. Handling patients has been attributed as one of the factors playing an important role in the aetiology of occupational low back pain. The aim of the study was to construct an instrument to evaluate the ergonomic risks during patient-handling tasks. The instrument was developed with an ergonomic approach involving the equipment, the tasks, the environment and the personnel.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermagem da Faculdade de Ciências Médicas-UNICAMP, Bolsista CNPq. kikanovic@bol.com.br
authors.forename: Cremilde Aparecida Trindade
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Radovanovic
authors.forename: Neusa Maria Costa
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Alexandre
mesh_terms: D019567:Back Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D001827:Body Height; D001835:Body Weight; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation; D003625:Data Collection; D006801:Humans; D017770:Lifting; D009740:Nursing Staff; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D010358:Patient Participation; D010360:Patient Transfer; D010865:Pilot Projects; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis