title: Prevention of Nurses' Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders Resulting From Repositioning Patients in Bed: Comprehensive Narrative Review.
abstract: Repositioning patients in bed to promote comfort and prevent impairments caused by continuously lying in a prone position is a task frequently performed by nurses and nursing assistants. Repositioning is a high-risk activity, frequently causing occupational injuries. These occupational injuries are attributed to excessive physical demands on nurses due to patients' weight and awkward nurse postures. During repositioning, risk of injury can be lowered by reducing friction between the patient and the bed. Hence, certain friction-reducing devices have been developed to reduce the manual force required to move patients. Nevertheless, further research is needed to evaluate the potential effectiveness of these devices. Therefore, the aim of this review was to present current research about the risk factors, prevention strategies, and assistive devices that could reduce work-related musculoskeletal disorders caused by repositioning patients in bed.
authors.affiliation: Bnai-Zion Medical Center chava.weiner@b-zion.org.il.
authors.forename: Chava
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Weiner
authors.affiliation: Tel Aviv University.
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Alperovitch-Najenson
authors.affiliation: Tel Aviv University.
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ribak
authors.affiliation: Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
authors.forename: Leonid
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kalichman
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D017770:Lifting / Q000009:adverse effects*; D055805:Moving and Lifting Patients / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009140:Musculoskeletal Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D009726:Nurses / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009728:Nursing Assistants / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D060051:Occupational Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012307:Risk Factors
keywords: nurses; patient repositioning; prevention; work hazards; work-related musculoskeletal disorders