Suggestions for preventing musculoskeletal disorders in home healthcare workers. Part 1: lift and transfer assistance for partially weight-bearing home care patients

Home Healthc Nurse. 2006 Mar;24(3):158-64; quiz 165-6. doi: 10.1097/00004045-200603000-00008.

Abstract

Home healthcare is one of the fastest-growing professions, currently employing more than 1 million workers in the United States. Unfortunately, these workers sustain an exceptionally high rate of musculoskeletal disorders. This is the first article in a two-part series providing information and suggestions for preventing overexertion that can lead to such disorders.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Accidents, Occupational / prevention & control*
  • Activities of Daily Living
  • Community Health Nursing / methods*
  • Ergonomics
  • Home Care Services*
  • Humans
  • Lifting / adverse effects*
  • Musculoskeletal Diseases / etiology
  • Musculoskeletal Diseases / prevention & control*
  • Nursing Assessment
  • Occupational Health
  • Self-Help Devices
  • Transportation of Patients / methods*
  • United States
  • Weight-Bearing