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Decreasing back stress in home care
Bernice D Owen1, Kristin Skalitsky Staehler
1University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Nursing, 53792-2455, USA. bdowen@facstaff.wisc.edu
Home Healthcare Nurse
|March 15, 2003
Abstract:
Although back injuries are a significant problem in home care, limited information exists regarding which tasks are stressful and how stress can be reduced. This study describes home health aides' perceived stressfulness to the back and provides ideas all home care workers can use to decrease back stress.