Ergonomic evaluation of hospital bed design features during patient handling tasks

Mehta, Ranjana K.; Horton, Leanna M.; Agnew, Michael J.; Nussbaum, Maury A.

doi:10.1016/j.ergon.2011.07.005

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“…Mehta et al (2011) recorded subjective ratings and found that perceived difficulty was significantly lower when the caster lock was engaged as compared to disengaged. Kim et al (2009) measured hand forces and subjective ratings when comparing a caster lock to an unpowered fifth wheel and failed to find statistically significant differences.…”

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Effect of a powered drive on pushing and pulling forces when transporting bariatric hospital beds

Wiggermann

2017

Applied Ergonomics

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Effect of a powered drive on pushing and pulling forces when transporting bariatric hospital beds

Wiggermann

2017

Applied Ergonomics

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“…Besides, most studies have reported the prevalence of low back pain, shoulder pain, and neck pain in both circulating and scrub roles (10). Advancement of technology and the resultant immobility as well as manual patient transfer require high physical demands and lead to postural problems and MSDs (11). In OR nurses also, performance of repeated, monotonous, and hasty tasks as well as remaining in improper body positions during surgical operations result in an increase in long-term static pressures.…”

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Ergonomic Evaluation of Job Performance and Investigation of the Impact of Corrective Exercise Training on Reduction of Musculoskeletal Complaints Among Operating Room Nurses in Iran

Jeihooni

Gholami

Omidi

et al. 2020

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BackgroundOperating Room(OR) nurses are at risk of Musculoskeletal Disorders(MSDs) due to the nature of their job and performance of non-ergonomic activities. The present study aimed at ergonomic evaluation of the workplace and investigation of the impact of corrective exercise training on reduction of musculoskeletal complaints among OR nurses.Materials and MethodsThis educational intervention study was conducted on 46 OR nurses in an educational hospital in Fasa city in Iran. who were selected through census. Data were collected via demographic information form, body map, and Rapid Entire Body Assessment(REBA) method. After three months, the effects of ergonomic principles training and intensity of disorders were evaluated by the REBA method and body map respectively. After all, the data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Wilcoxon test, and marginal homogeneity in SPSS20 software. Resultsmean age and mean job tenure of the nurses were 28.93(6.47) and 6.02(5.62) years, respectively. 78.3% of the participants were male, 38%, were single, and 91% were shift workers. a significant decline was observed in disorders in all body regions, except for the head and neck(p=0.293), three months after the educational intervention. The mean score of the REBA test was 5.58+1.146 after the intervention(p=0.000). Additionally, the mean level of risk was 2+1.89 after the intervention(p=0.000). the mean level of corrective priorities was 1.0+89.314 after the intervention(p=0.000). the corrective actions reached levels 1 and 2 after the intervention. Accordingly, the highest percentage of actions for reduction of injuries were at the necessary (soon) level before the intervention, but at the necessary level after that(89.1%).Discussion and ConclusionThe results indicated that training ergonomic principles, correct goods transfer methods, and corrective exercises has been recommended to be effective in decreasing the risk of MSDs in this profession.

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“…Various hospital bed features have been developed to improve patients comfort and reduce work stress of caregivers (Davis and Kotowski, 2015;Hood et al, 2013;Kotowski et al, 2013;Wiggermann 2015a;Wiggermann, 2017). However, previous literatures primarily focused on the design features or postural strategies for trunk, upper limbs, neck and shoulders (Mehta et al, 2011;Ning et al, 2014;Wiggermann, 2015b;Zhou et al, 2013), relatively little attention has been paid to lower limbs. The brake pedal on hospital beds is critical during bed maneuvering, it should be activated easily and rapidly (Zhou and Wiggermann, 2017).…”

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Effects of Brake Pedal Horizontal Location of Hospital Beds on Force Exertions and Work Efficiency

Zhou

Wiggermann

2017

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual

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The brake pedal on hospital beds is critical during bed maneuvering, however, substantial force and awkward postures are usually required during pedal engagement tasks. Nine professional caregivers were recruited to investigate how brake pedal horizontal location affected maximal voluntary contraction (MVC) force, acceptable force to engage the pedal (AFE), force efficiency and task completion time. The results demonstrated reduced MVC, AFE and force efficiency whereas increased task completion time with greater pedal depths. Pedal depth was significantly correlated with MVC, force efficiency and task completion time and these correlations are moderate (0.25≤r<0.50) or good (0.50≤r<075). These findings provide important information for hospital bed design.

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Ergonomic evaluation of hospital bed design features during patient handling tasks

Cited by 25 publications

References 21 publications

Effect of a powered drive on pushing and pulling forces when transporting bariatric hospital beds

Effect of a powered drive on pushing and pulling forces when transporting bariatric hospital beds

Ergonomic Evaluation of Job Performance and Investigation of the Impact of Corrective Exercise Training on Reduction of Musculoskeletal Complaints Among Operating Room Nurses in Iran

Effects of Brake Pedal Horizontal Location of Hospital Beds on Force Exertions and Work Efficiency

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