| Literature DB >> 28770660 |
Shirley S Y Ching1, Grace Szeto1, Godfrey Kin Bun Lai2, Xiao Bin Lai3, Ying Tung Chan1, Kin Cheung1.
Abstract
Little is known about how nursing assistants (NAs) perceive the nature of their work and how their work contributes to work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs). This qualitative study addressed these gaps. Twenty-four NAs with WMSDs working in four nursing homes participated in semistructured focus group interviews. Their WMSDs were not limited to the lower back but involved several body parts. The risk factors for WMSDs included physical, psychosocial, organizational, and personal factors as well as coworkers and clients. However, it is the synergistic effects of long work hours without sufficient rest, work even with musculoskeletal pain because of staff shortages, ineffective management with insufficient prework training and inadequate equipment maintenance, and an aging workforce with strong commitment to resident care that play a crucial role in WMSDs among NAs working in nursing homes. The study found that multidimensional intervention strategies using engineering, administrative, and personal controls should be developed to reduce WMSDs among NAs working in nursing homes.Entities:
Keywords: fatigue; long work hours; qualitative research; rest; staff shortage
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Year: 2017 PMID： 28770660 DOI： 10.1177/2165079917717497
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Workplace Health Saf ISSN： 2165-0799 Impact factor: 1.413