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- Title
Sliding Sheet Use in Nursing Practice: An Intervention Study.
- Authors
Alperovitch-Najenson, Deborah; Weiner, Chava; Ribak, Joseph; Kalichman, Leonid
- Abstract
Background: Previous studies have discovered that the utilization of sliding sheets in patient care is a valuable technique for repositioning bedridden patients compared with traditional cotton sheets or carriers. Our aim was to examine the effects of sliding sheet usage on work-related musculoskeletal disorders and disability, perceived workload, burnout, and job satisfaction, among nurses and nursing assistants. Method : This repeated measurement study included 41 female nurses and nursing assistants from three internal medicine departments who provided direct patient care. Participants completed an eight-part questionnaire (demographics, Neck Disability Index, Quick Disability of the Arms, Shoulder and Hand Questionnaire, Modified Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Questionnaire, BackAche Disability Index workload, burnout, and job satisfaction) 4 times during the study period: 3 months prior to the intervention, on the first day of the intervention, and 3 and 6 months after commencement of the intervention. Findings : After 3 and 6 months of sliding sheet usage, pain and disability decreased in the neck (p <.001); arms, shoulders, hands (p =.041); and lower back (p <.001), with an increase in job satisfaction (p <.001). Discussion/Application to Practice : The findings of our study indicate a clear influence of reducing work-related musculoskeletal pain and disability while increasing job satisfaction when sliding sheets are introduced into nursing practice. Occupational health nurses in health care should consider this type of low-cost intervention as a method for reducing musculoskeletal injury among direct patient care providers.
- Subjects
ISRAEL; MUSCULOSKELETAL system injuries; OCCUPATIONAL disease prevention; ACADEMIC medical centers; ATTITUDE (Psychology); PSYCHOLOGICAL burnout; DISABILITY evaluation; INTERNAL medicine; JOB satisfaction; LONGITUDINAL method; MEDICAL personnel; MUSCULOSKELETAL system diseases; NURSES; PATIENT positioning; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATISTICAL sampling; EMPLOYEES' workload; PAIN measurement; REPEATED measures design; DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Publication
Workplace Health & Safety, 2020, Vol 68, Issue 4, p171
- ISSN
2165-0799
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/2165079919880566