Mitchelmore M
Nurs Stand. 1996 Jun 12;10(38):33-8. doi: 10.7748/ns.10.38.33.s53.
The majority of studies on back injury have been quantitative in nature, focusing on ergonomic or financial implications of back injury problems for trusts and the profession. The psychological and social effects upon the individual suffering the injury have largely been ignored. This qualitative study sought to redress the balance by examining why injuries were occurring. It focuses on the personal cost of back injury to nurses and its effect on their lives and careers. Questionnaires were sent to members of the Work Injured Nurses' Group (WING) which is funded by the Royal College of Nursing. The findings revealed that a large proportion of accidents were preventable. Nurses who sustained a back injury suffered both physically and psychologically, and generally felt unsupported and isolated. This, together with a lack of redeployment opportunities, seemed to affect adversely their ability to adapt to their injury and remain in the profession.
大多数关于背部损伤的研究本质上都是定量研究，关注的是背部损伤问题对信托机构和行业的人体工程学或财务影响。而损伤对个体造成的心理和社会影响在很大程度上被忽视了。这项定性研究试图通过调查损伤发生的原因来纠正这种失衡。它关注背部损伤给护士带来的个人代价及其对他们生活和职业的影响。问卷被发送给由皇家护理学院资助的工伤护士小组（WING）的成员。研究结果显示，很大一部分事故是可以预防的。背部受伤的护士在身体和心理上都遭受了痛苦，普遍感到得不到支持和孤立无援。再加上缺乏重新调配的机会，这似乎对他们适应损伤并留在该行业的能力产生了不利影响。
