TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - The role of ergonomic and psychosocial workplace factors in the reporting of back injuries among U.S. home health aides
JO  - American journal of industrial medicine
A1  - Arlinghaus, Anna
A1  - Caban-Martinez, Alberto J.
A1  - Marino, Miguel
A1  - Reme, Silje Endresen
SP  - 1239
EP  - 1244
VL  - 56
IS  - 10
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0271-3586
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajim.22197
ID  - ref1
ER  -