Abstract
Japan’s serious problems as a super-aging society has resulted in a predicted shortfall in the number of available care workers. One of the causes of a lack of care workers is work-related lower back pain. Preventive strategies for dealing with lower back pain include restricting transfer and movement of patients by physical force through adopting welfare equipment utilized in overseas developed countries. However, widespread utilization of such welfare equipment has not yet caught on in Japan due to inadequate environments and lack of training in operating the equipment. To alleviate these factors, we focused on Behavior Analysis which is based on the viewpoint that behavior is a function of the environment. In this paper, current issues associated with work-related lower back pain in care workers are introduced. Furthermore, applying the framework of Behavior Analysis to the educational method aimed at acquiring assistance techniques utilizing welfare equipment is discussed.
