Back disorders and lumbar load in nursing staff in geriatric care: a comparison of home-based care and nursing homes |
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| Authors: | Kathrin Kromark Madeleine Dulon Barbara-Beate Beck Albert Nienhaus |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Institution for Statutory Accident Insurance and Prevention in the Health and Welfare Services, Pappellallee 35/37, 22089, Hamburg, Germany
2. Forum fBB, Mor?nenweg 7, 22143, Hamburg, Germany
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| Abstract: | Background Back pain is one of the most frequent complaints in the nursing profession. Thus, the 12-month prevalence of pain in the lumbar spine in nursing staff is as high as 76%. Only a few representative studies have assessed the prevalence rates of back pain and its risk factors among nursing staff in nursing homes in comparison to staff in home-based care facilities. The present study accordingly investigates the prevalence in the lumbar and cervical spine and determines the physical workload to lifting and caring in geriatric care. |
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