title: Evaluation of the implementation fidelity of an ergonomic training program designed to prevent back pain.
abstract: The aim of this study was to evaluate the implementation fidelity of a multidimensional ergonomic program designed to prevent back pain injuries among healthcare personnel. The program, provided by peer trainers included training intended to modify patient handling and transfer behaviour, trainee follow-up, prevention activities aimed at work environment improvements and follow-up monitors training. Two hundred twenty-one peer trainers at 139 Quebec healthcare institutions participated in our study. Only 61.5% were involved in training; most of them taught safe patient handling, positioning, transfer, and preparation techniques, which are the cornerstones of the program; 72.7% were involved in prevention activities, 46.1% in follow-up activities, and 10.7% in follow-up monitors training. The study results should help organizations anticipate and prevent potential discrepancies between prescribed and implemented programs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Organization and Human Resources, Université du Québec à Montréal, P.O. Box 8888, Downtown Postal Station, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. berthelette.diane@uqam.ca
authors.forename: Diane
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Berthelette
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Leduc
authors.forename: Henriette
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bilodeau
authors.forename: Marie-Josée
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Durand
authors.forename: Cheikh
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Faye
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019567:Back Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D001416:Back Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D055805:Moving and Lifting Patients / Q000009:adverse effects*; D060051:Occupational Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011792:Quebec; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013663:Teaching / Q000592:standards*; D017132:Workplace