Gemark Simonsen Jenny, Gard Gunvor
Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Lund University, SE-221 85, Lund, Sweden.
Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Lund University, SE-221 00, Lund, Sweden.
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2016 Sep 15;17:391. doi: 10.1186/s12891-016-1245-y.
Sonographers' perceptions of ergonomic and work-related pain problems at work have so far mostly been researched in quantitative studies by questionnaires. There is a need of experience-based research to deepen the knowledge about how sonographers perceive ergonomic problems at work. Therefore, the aim of this qualitative study was to describe sonographers' perceptions of ergonomic problems at work, and their suggestions for improvement strategies.
Twenty-two female sonographers were individually interviewed regarding different aspects of their physical working environment. Content analysis was applied.
The sonographers perceived different ergonomic problems in their working environment, but to offer patient comfort and to obtain the best possible images were often prioritized over working posture. Echocardiography was considered demanding as the examination is performed with little variation in posture. Ergonomic improvements included reducing the manual handling of the transducer, optimizing the adjustability of equipment, and taking the patient's physique and health into account. As some examinations were perceived to be more ergonomically demanding, variation between examinations was suggested, however, this requires broader skills.
Sonography, especially echocardiography is ergonomically demanding but the improvement strategies suggested were perceived useful and applicable.
到目前为止，超声检查医师对工作中人体工程学和与工作相关的疼痛问题的认知大多是通过问卷调查进行的定量研究。需要基于经验的研究来加深对超声检查医师如何看待工作中人体工程学问题的了解。因此，这项定性研究的目的是描述超声检查医师对工作中人体工程学问题的认知以及他们对改进策略的建议。
对22名女性超声检查医师就其物理工作环境的不同方面进行了单独访谈。采用了内容分析法。
超声检查医师在其工作环境中察觉到了不同的人体工程学问题，但为患者提供舒适感和获得尽可能最佳的图像通常比工作姿势更受重视。由于超声心动图检查时姿势变化很小，因此被认为要求较高。人体工程学方面的改进包括减少手动操作换能器、优化设备的可调节性以及考虑患者的体型和健康状况。由于一些检查被认为在人体工程学上要求更高，因此建议在不同检查之间进行调整，然而，这需要更广泛的技能。
超声检查，尤其是超声心动图检查在人体工程学方面要求较高，但所建议的改进策略被认为是有用且适用的。
