„Ergonomisch richtige” Arbeitsweise beim Transfer von Schwerstpflegebedürftigen

Weißert-Horn, Margit; Meyer, Marianela Diaz; Jacobs, Michael J.; Stern, Hartmut; Raske, Heinz-Werner; Landau, Kurt

doi:10.1007/bf03374443

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“…Freitag et al reported that nurses working on a geriatric ward take an average of 1390 upper body inclinations above 20 degrees per work shift [12]. Weißert-Horn et al found similar results and stated that caregivers spend a total of two hours per shift in a bent posture or bend down 1500 times per shift [5]. Recurring loads can cause pain and injuries in the back and upper extremities.…”

Section: Harmful Posturesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…It is therefore important to identify and avoid harmful postures. Manual movement of persons in need of care leads to high mechanical stress in the lower back area of caregivers [5]. Unfavorably long-lasting trunk postures as well as lifting, holding, and pulling large parts of the patient's weight without the use of aids such as lifts or sliding mats lead to a compression of the intervertebral discs of the carers up to 9 kN during this activity.…”

Section: Harmful Posturesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…While OWAS and RULA only cover parts of the musculoskeletal load, EAWS combines these elements and thus enables its application to nursing work and especially to patient transfer. EAWS is used to assess the stresses that affect the body [5,16].…”

Section: Posture Analysis Systemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Besides the high workload, caregivers experience high musculoskeletal loads during their daily work, which leads to back complaints and a high rate of absenteeism at work as well as for leaving the profession in professional nursing [4,5]. Manual patient handling is one of the physiological risk factors [4,[6][7][8] and especially non-ergonomic movements and postures lead to health problems.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…For example activities like deep bending or twisting during manual patient transfer or working in harmful postures for a longer period can result in back complaints [4,7,8]. Caregivers spend a total of two hours per shift in a bent posture or bend down 1500 times per shift [5]. Page 2 of 13…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Posture and Mechanical Load Assessment During Patient Transfers

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Caregivers experience high musculoskeletal loads during their daily work, which leads to back complaints and a high rate of absenteeism at work. This reinforces the already existing discrepancy between the supply and demand of caregivers. Ergonomically correct working can significantly reduce musculoskeletal load. Therefore, we developed a system that recognizes potentially harmful body postures. In a study with 13 caregiver students, we analyzed the body postures, as well as muscle activities, and loads during the transfer of a patient from bed to wheelchair. The body postures were measured by a full-body motion capture system and a Multi-Kinect System. Muscle activities and loads were recorded via surface electromyography and a force plate. The posture analysis system is based on the motion capture data and considers the recommendations for ergonomic working in the care sector. The system generates a result report visualizing the skeleton model as well as color-coded information about inclination and torsion angles. The motion capture data were also related to EMG and force data and analyzed according to biomechanical assumptions.

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Section: Harmful Posturesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Harmful Posturesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Posture Analysis Systemsmentioning

confidence: 99%