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  • Occupational Health
  • Ergonomics
  • Healthcare Safety

Background:

  • Occupational back injuries are prevalent in healthcare despite prevention efforts.
  • Patient transfer tasks pose significant risks for healthcare workers.
  • Understanding risk factors is essential for effective injury prevention strategies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify key risk factors associated with occupational back injuries during patient transfers.
  • To quantify the impact of patient transfer frequency and assistive device availability on injury risk.
  • To explore the role of psychosocial factors in healthcare worker back injuries.

Main Methods:

  • Prospective cohort study involving 2080 healthcare workers across 17 hospitals in Denmark.
  • Repeated-measures binomial logistic regression analysis was used to model injury risk.
  • Data collected via repeated questionnaires over one year, analyzing 482 back injury events.

Main Results:

  • Increased daily patient transfers significantly elevate back injury risk (ORs ranging from 3.58 to 8.03).
  • Lack of essential assistive devices (e.g., sliding sheets, intelligent beds) was common during injury events.
  • Poor collaboration and lack of colleague support were associated with a higher risk of back injury (OR 3.16).

Conclusions:

  • Reducing the physical burden of patient transfers is vital for prevention.
  • Ensuring availability and use of appropriate assistive devices is critical.
  • Fostering positive psychosocial work environments, including colleague support, aids in preventing back injuries.