Ergonomic constraints among nursing workers in the sectors of emergency care in two public hospitals in Brazil.
The goal of this study was to comprehensively identify ergonomic constraints among nursing workers in two public hospitals in Brazil. We used a qualitative research design and conducted interviews, field observation and performed a subjective questionnaire with nurses of emergency care sectors. The Cronbach α technique was used to determine the internal consistency of the questionnaire. Based on this qualitative study, we identified some ergonomic constraints related to work environment, biomechanics/anthropometrics, work organization and work station (hospital direction).
Post Graduate Program of Health and Environment, Federal University of Maranhão, Brazil. goreth.bandeira@hotmail.com
Maria Goreth
MG
Bandeira
Raimundo Lopes
RL
Diniz
Ana Hélia
AH
Sardinha
D000886:Anthropometry; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D001938:Brazil; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006804:Ergonomics; D005260:Female; D006779:Hospitals, Public; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital; D036301:Qualitative Research; D018570:Risk Assessment; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D016526:Workload