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Ergonomic constraints among nursing workers in the sectors of emergency care in two public hospitals in Brazil

Issue title: IEA 2012: 18th World congress on Ergonomics - Designing a sustainable future

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Bandeira, Maria Goreth | Diniz, Raimundo Lopes | Sardinha, Ana Hélia

Affiliations: Post Graduate Program of Health and Environment, Federal University of Maranhão – Brazil | Department of Design and Technology, Post Graduate Program of Health and Environment, Federal University of Maranhão – Brazil, [email protected] | Department of Nursing, Post Graduate Program of Health and Environment, Federal University of Maranhão – Brazil, [email protected]

Note: [] Corresponding author. E-mail: [email protected]

Keywords: nurses, ergonomic constraints, emergency care, public hospital

DOI: 10.3233/WOR-2012-0396-1849

Journal: Work, vol. 41, no. Supplement 1, pp. 1849-1854, 2012

Published: 2012
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Abstract

The goal of this study was to comprehensively identify ergonomic constraints among nursing workers in two public hospitals in Brazil. We used a qualitative research design and conducted interviews, field observation and performed a subjective questionnaire with nurses of emergency care sectors. The Cronbach α technique was used to determine the internal consistency of the questionnaire. Based on this qualitative study, we identified some ergonomic constraints related to work environment, biomechanics/anthropometrics, work organization and work station (hospital direction).

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