NIOSH research initiatives to prevent back injuries to nursing assistants, aides, and orderlies in nursing homes
✍ Scribed by James W. Collins; Bernice D. Owen
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 404 KB
- Volume
- 29
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0271-3586
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✦ Synopsis
Over the past 100 years, advances in nutrition, modem medicine, public health, and a multitude of public health improvements have increased the life expectancy of US. residents.
The fact that Americans are living longer has resulted in extensive growth in our elderly population and a rapid employment growth that delivered about 2 million new jobs between 1980 and 1989 in the health care workforce. The Bureau of Labor Statistics Injury and Illness Data for nursing homes rose from 10.7 to 18.6 injuries or illnesses per 100 full-time workers betweeti 1980 and 1992. The injury and illness rates among nursing home workers are partly due to the phvsical stress of providing round-the-clock assistance with the basic activities of daily li?ing, such as getting in and out of a bed or chair, as well as bathing and toileting. The NC itional Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is conducting a series of resea: ch studies to identifr strategies to reduce the risk of musculoskeletal injuries to workers in nursing homes. NIOSH has ,funded two laborator?, evaluations of resident transferring methods and one field study in an actual nursing home. The purpose of this paper is to describe the key findings from past NIOSH research initiatives and to present an overview of future research. @