The influence of individual and organisational factors on nurses’ behaviour to use lifting devices in healthcare

Publié le 21 janvier 2013 • Catégorie(s) : Troubles musculo-squelettiques • Mot(s) clef(s) : manipulation du patient, personnel infirmier

Auteur    E Koppelaar
Auteur    J J Knibbe
Auteur    H S Miedema
Auteur    A Burdorf
Résumé    AIMS: This study evaluates the influence of individual and organisational factors on nurses’ behaviour to use lifting devices in healthcare. METHODS: Interviews among nurses were conducted to collect individual characteristics and to establish their behaviour regarding lifting devices use. Organisational factors were collected by questionnaires and walk-through-surveys, comprising technical facilities, organisation of care, and management-efforts. Generalised-Estimating-Equations for repeated measurements were used to estimate determinants of nurses’ behaviour. RESULTS: Important determinants of nurses’ behaviour to use lifting devices were knowledge of workplace procedures (OR = 5.85), strict guidance on required lifting devices use (OR = 2.91), and sufficient lifting devices (OR = 1.92). Management-support and supportive-management-climate were associated with these determinants. CONCLUSION: Since nurses’ behaviour to use lifting devices is influenced by factors at different levels, studies in ergonomics should consider how multi-level factors impact each other. An integral approach, addressing individual and organisational levels, is necessary to facilitate appropriate implementation of ergonomic interventions, like lifting devices.
Publication    Applied ergonomics
Date    Dec 26, 2012