Maynard Sharon A, Blain Lisa G
Department of Occupational Therapy, Weldon Rehabilitation Hospital, 233 Carew Street, Springfield, MA 01104, USA.
Work. 2005;24(4):361-7.
Working mothers who simultaneously manage a job, raise children, and maintain a home may find the endeavor to be physically and emotionally challenging. By means of a case study, this paper explores the impact of work-related injury on one mother's ability to meet the physical demands of childcare and homemaking tasks without jeopardizing her physical recovery or job security. Following a musculoskeletal injury at work, the subject received traditional occupational therapy intervention as well as specific education regarding ergonomic childcare techniques. Her ability to perform routine homemaking and childcare tasks was assessed prior to and following treatment using the ErgoMomics MOMS (Measure of Musculoskeletal Symptoms) survey. The case study suggests that educating mothers in ergonomic techniques related to vocational as well as avocational tasks may be beneficial in helping them manage the dual demands of family life and career. Additional informal interviews were conducted with twelve mothers, ages thirty-five to sixty-eight, in order to frame the case study within a wider historical perspective concerning the role of work in women's lives.
同时兼顾工作、养育子女和操持家务的职业母亲可能会发现，这一努力在身体和情感上都具有挑战性。通过一个案例研究，本文探讨了工伤对一位母亲在不危及身体恢复或工作保障的情况下满足育儿和家务劳动体力需求能力的影响。在工作中发生肌肉骨骼损伤后，该受试者接受了传统的职业治疗干预以及关于符合人体工程学的育儿技巧的特定教育。在治疗前后，使用ErgoMomics MOMS（肌肉骨骼症状测量）调查评估了她执行日常家务和育儿任务的能力。该案例研究表明，对母亲进行与职业和非职业任务相关的人体工程学技术教育，可能有助于她们应对家庭生活和职业的双重需求。还对12位年龄在35岁至68岁之间的母亲进行了额外的非正式访谈，以便将该案例研究置于关于工作在女性生活中的作用的更广泛历史背景中。
