Farah Line, Roll Dorota, Sorais Amrei, Vallée Alexandre
Innovation Center for Medical Devices, Foch Hospital, 92150 Suresnes, France.
Quality of Work Life Department, Foch Hospital, 92150 Suresnes, France.
Nurs Rep. 2023 May 12;13(2):780-791. doi: 10.3390/nursrep13020068.
The prevention of occupational risks is part of the quality of work life and it is a component that improves the physical work environment. The purpose of the present study was to investigate how to maintain posture and to reduce pain and fatigue for nurses, with an exoskeleton adapted to the work at hospital.
The exoskeleton was used between 2022 to 2023 at Foch Hospital, France. Phase 1 consisted of the selection of the exoskeleton, and Phase 2 included the testing of the device by the nurses and a questionnaire to assess it.
The "active" ATLAS model from JAPET, ensuring lumbar protection, was selected because it corresponds to all the specification criteria to tackle the nurses' unmet need. Among the 14 healthcare professionals, 86% were women; the age of the nurses was between 23 years old and 58 years old. The global median satisfaction score of the nurses relative to the use of the exoskeleton was 6/10. The median impact of the exoskeleton on nurses' fatigue was 7/10.
The implementation of the exoskeleton received global positive qualitative feedback from the nurses concerning the improvement of posture and the reduction in fatigue and pain.
职业风险预防是工作生活质量的一部分，也是改善物理工作环境的一个组成部分。本研究的目的是探讨如何通过一种适合医院工作的外骨骼来帮助护士保持姿势、减轻疼痛和疲劳。
2022年至2023年期间，法国福煦医院使用了该外骨骼。第一阶段包括外骨骼的选型，第二阶段包括护士对该设备的测试以及一份用于评估的问卷。
选择了JAPET公司的“主动式”ATLAS型号，它能确保腰椎得到保护，因为它符合解决护士未满足需求的所有规格标准。14名医护人员中，86%为女性；护士年龄在23岁至58岁之间。护士对外骨骼使用的总体满意度中位数为6/10。外骨骼对护士疲劳的影响中位数为7/10。
外骨骼的使用得到了护士们关于姿势改善、疲劳和疼痛减轻方面的总体积极定性反馈。
