Measuring Muscle Fatigue in Relation to the Workload of Health Care Workers

Roja, Zenija; Kalkis, Henrijs; Roja, Inara

doi:10.1016/j.promfg.2015.07.394

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“…Subsequent delayed surgical schedule time results in longer wait times for patients, which contributes to their perceived satisfaction with services (Crump, Guiping, Chase, & Sutherland, 2016; Etier, Orr, Antonetti, Thomas, & Theiss, 2016; Martin et al, 2017; Mitropoulos, Vasileiou, & Mitropoulos, 2018). This also results in longer working days for surgeons and staff, leading to increased fatigue and opportunity for medication, specimen, and procedure-related errors (Anton, Montero, Howley, Brown, & Stefanidis, 2015; Hallbeck et al, 2017; Kim et al, 2015; Roja, Kalkis, & Roja, 2015; Stucky et al, 2018).…”

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Patient and Parent Engagement in Preoperative Telephone Call for Efficiency in Elective Surgery

Frederick¹

2020

Journal of Pediatric Surgical Nursing

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Introducton Late starts in the operating room (OR) create inefficiency, wasting resources including time, labor, and money. The purpose of this project was to determine how a modified preoperative telephone call could impact first-case start times, using Pareto's theory of efficiency and Homans's social exchange theory to bring the patient in as a partner in care. Method This preintervention–postintervention project compared telephone call methodologies and its effect on first-case start time. Previously, the OR clerk called the patient/parent and read a list of instructions. For this study, the clerk was retrained by the researcher to involve the patient/parent in the dialogue. Instead of “Be sure to do all prescribed tests ordered by physician before you come,” the language was “Did your doctor give you any instructions for Billy? Tell me about it? What have you done already?” The control group was measurement of late starts for 120 cases before the intervention and matched to 120 cases after the intervention. Results Statistical analysis showed a 7.5% improvement in the number of late start cases, from 31/120 to 22/120. The number of late minutes decreased from 500 to 171 (p = .010). Discussion As each hour in the OR is billed at approximately $3,000, implementation of this modified preoperative telephone call significantly improved operational efficiency with $0 cost to the organization. The number of late cases was decreased, and the time saved was surprisingly compelling.

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Patient and Parent Engagement in Preoperative Telephone Call for Efficiency in Elective Surgery

Frederick¹

2020

Journal of Pediatric Surgical Nursing

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“…According to Leme and Maia [ 71 ], the degree of discomfort in the feet may be due to the way employees position themselves to teach, with their body weight held in standing postures for long periods of time. Several studies have highlighted that forced work positions, long standing hours, prolonged static postures, repetitive movements, poor postures, genetic predispositions, stress, poor physical conditions, age, and obesity are risk factors for disorders of the hip and lower leg region [ 59 , 64 , 72 , 73 ]. Notably, many of these occupational risk factors were identified in the analyzed region.…”

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Construction of a Musculoskeletal Discomfort Scale for the Lower Limbs of Workers: An Analysis Using the Multigroup Item Response Theory

Silva

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IJERPH

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Musculoskeletal symptoms are a major occupational health problem in workers, and these can affect all professional occupations. Previous studies have proposed metrics capable of evaluating the musculoskeletal discomfort experienced by workers. However, no study has developed a metric that considers professional groups. Thus, this study aimed to develop a scale for musculoskeletal discomfort in the lower limbs to compare self-reported symptoms among education, health, and industry professionals. The sample included 159 teachers, 167 health professionals, and 401 industrial operators who relayed their symptoms using a diagram of the hips, thighs, knees, lower legs, and feet. Factor and multigroup item response theory analyses were used to construct a musculoskeletal discomfort scale consisting of seven levels and to assess and compare the identified symptoms. The results showed that the progressive evolution of discomfort differed for each profession, demonstrating that each context and work environment affects workers differently, which may explain the different patterns of symptom responses among professional groups.

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“…2,3 근육의 대사 및 에너지 생산 감소는 신경근의 기계적 특성에 변화를 초래한다. 4,5 일반적으로 근피로는 근육의 뻣뻣함(stiffness)과 근긴장도(muscle tone)의 증가 및 수축능력과 탄성(elasticity)능력의 감소를 동반한다. [4][5][6] 근육의 뻣뻣함과 근긴장도의 증가는 근력 및 균형능력을 감소시키 고, 7 근육의 반응시간을 지연시킨다.…”

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“…4,5 일반적으로 근피로는 근육의 뻣뻣함(stiffness)과 근긴장도(muscle tone)의 증가 및 수축능력과 탄성(elasticity)능력의 감소를 동반한다. [4][5][6] 근육의 뻣뻣함과 근긴장도의 증가는 근력 및 균형능력을 감소시키 고, 7 근육의 반응시간을 지연시킨다. 8 결과적으로 근피로 발생은 근 육의 역학을 변화시켜 일상생활 동작 및 신체활동 간 근골격계 손상 및 장애를 유발할 수 있다.…”

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Effect of Elastic Compression Stocking and Kinesio Taping during Heel-raise Exercise on Muscle Activity, Mechanical Properties, and Muscle Fatigue in Healthy Women

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Purpose:The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of the elastic compression stockings and Kinesio taping on muscle activity and mechanical properties in healthy women during the heel raise exercise that causes muscle fatigue. Methods: Participants were divided into the elastic compression stockings group (ESG, n= 8), Kinesio taping group (KTG, n= 8), and control group (CG, n= 8). All participants performed the heel raise exercise to cause muscle fatigue. Muscle activity, stiffness, and the muscle tone of the gastrocnemius and tibialis anterior were measured before and after the heel raise exercise. Results: In the gastrocnemius, muscle activity was significantly increased after the heel raise exercise in both the ESG and KTG (p< 0.05). There was a significant difference in the change in the gastrocnemius muscle activity between the groups (p< 0.05). Post hoc analysis showed that the ESG exhibited a significantly greater change in gastrocnemius muscle activity than the CG (p< 0.05). The muscle stiffness of the gastrocnemius was significantly decreased after the heel raise exercise in the ESG (p< 0.05). The muscle tone of the gastrocnemius was significantly increased after the heel raise exercise in the control group (p< 0.05). There were no significant differences in the change in the gastrocnemius stiffness and muscle tone between the groups (p> 0.05). In the tibialis anterior, there were no significant differences in muscle activity, stiffness, and muscle tone between and within the groups (p> 0.05). Conclusion: Our findings suggest that the use of elastic compression stockings and Kinesio taping during the heel raise exercise are beneficial and delay muscle fatigue in the gastrocnemius.

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Measuring Muscle Fatigue in Relation to the Workload of Health Care Workers

Cited by 9 publications

References 4 publications

Patient and Parent Engagement in Preoperative Telephone Call for Efficiency in Elective Surgery

Patient and Parent Engagement in Preoperative Telephone Call for Efficiency in Elective Surgery

Construction of a Musculoskeletal Discomfort Scale for the Lower Limbs of Workers: An Analysis Using the Multigroup Item Response Theory

Effect of Elastic Compression Stocking and Kinesio Taping during Heel-raise Exercise on Muscle Activity, Mechanical Properties, and Muscle Fatigue in Healthy Women

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