人体工程学和心理社会工作场所因素在美国家庭保健助手腰背损伤报告中的作用。
The role of ergonomic and psychosocial workplace factors in the reporting of back injuries among U.S. home health aides.
机构信息
Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
出版信息
Am J Ind Med. 2013 Oct;56(10):1239-44. doi: 10.1002/ajim.22197. Epub 2013 Jun 26.
BACKGROUND
Due to the aging population and a shift to patient home care, home health aides (HHAs) are a fast-growing occupation. Since little is known about workplace risk factors for back injuries among HHAs, we examined the role of ergonomic and psychosocial factors in injury reporting among HHAs.
METHODS
We used the 2007 U.S. National Home Health Aide Survey data (weighted n = 160,720) to predict the risk of back injuries by use of/need for ergonomic equipment and supervisor support with logistic regression, adjusted for socio-demographic variables.
RESULTS
The annual prevalence of back injuries for U.S. HHAs was 5.2%. Injury risk was increased in HHAs reporting the need of additional ergonomic equipment in patient homes, and marginally associated with low reported supervisor support.
CONCLUSIONS
Improvement of workplace ergonomic and psychosocial factors could be targeted as a strategy to decrease work-related injuries in HHAs.
背景
由于人口老龄化和向患者家庭护理的转变，家庭健康助手（HHAs）是一个快速发展的职业。由于对 HHAs 背部受伤的工作场所风险因素知之甚少，我们研究了工效学和心理社会因素在 HHA 受伤报告中的作用。
方法
我们使用了 2007 年美国国家家庭健康助手调查数据（加权 n = 160,720），通过逻辑回归预测背部受伤的风险，调整了社会人口统计学变量。
结果
美国 HHAs 的背部受伤年发生率为 5.2%。报告需要在患者家中增加工效学设备的 HHA 受伤风险增加，与报告的主管支持不足有一定关联。
结论
改善工作场所工效学和心理社会因素可以作为减少 HHAs 与工作相关伤害的策略。
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