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Frequent bending--an underestimated burden in nursing professions
Sonja Freitag1, Isabell Fincke-Junod, Rachida Seddouki
1Institution for Statutory Accident Insurance and Prevention in the Health and Welfare Services, (BGW), Department for the Principle of Prevention and Rehabilitation, Pappelallee 33/35/37, 22089 Hamburg, Germany. sonja.freitag@bgw-online.de
The Annals of Occupational Hygiene
|February 24, 2012
Summary
Nurses spend significant time in forward-bending postures, especially in nursing homes. Reducing these trunk inclinations is crucial for lowering physical stress in nursing work.
Area of Science:
- Occupational Health
- Ergonomics
- Nursing Science
Background:
- Nurses frequently adopt forward-bending postures during patient care.
- Quantifying trunk inclinations is essential for understanding physical strain in nursing.
Purpose of the Study:
- To quantify the duration nurses spend in forward-bending positions (>20°).
- To investigate factors influencing sagittal trunk inclinations in nursing staff.
Main Methods:
- Trunk postures of 27 nurses (nursing homes) and 52 nurses (hospitals) were recorded over 79 shifts using the CUELA system.
- Video recordings and specialized software (WIDAAN 2.75) synchronized measurement data.
Main Results:
- Nursing home nurses spent significantly more time (112 min/shift) in forward-bending positions compared to hospital nurses (63 min/shift).
- Nursing home nurses performed more trunk inclinations per shift (1541 vs. 1170).
- Working area and the extent of personal basic care tasks significantly influenced trunk inclination duration.
Conclusions:
- Nursing staff perform a high volume of trunk inclinations daily.
- Forward-bending posture duration is strongly linked to the work environment and patient dependency.
- Preventive measures targeting trunk inclination reduction can substantially decrease physical stress in nursing.
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