@article{ref1,
title="The role of ergonomic and psychosocial workplace factors in the reporting of back injuries among U.S. home health aides",
journal="American journal of industrial medicine",
year="2013",
author="Arlinghaus, Anna and Caban-Martinez, Alberto J. and Marino, Miguel and Reme, Silje Endresen",
volume="56",
number="10",
pages="1239-1244",
abstract="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. Am. J. Ind. Med. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0271-3586",
doi="10.1002/ajim.22197",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajim.22197"
}