2017 Volume 16 Pages 21-27
This study investigates low back loads experienced by nurses working at clinical sites and assesses the relationship between the working environment and low back loads experienced by nurses at convalescent wards by using the transferring art movement assessment (TAMA) tool. Researchers observed 187 repositionings during the research period and calculated the TAMA tool total score, which refers to low back loads, and analyzed the relations to the working environment. The factor corresponding to the “number of nurses performing repositioning” were 63.1% the most, while “using equipment” were only 1.6% the least. Stepwise multiple regression showed the partial regression coefficient of the “number of nurses performing repositioning” to be 1.61, which was the highest value, and 1.22 for the “height of the bed.” Nurses have to know that their working environment are most time not in good order, and equipping working environments where more than two nurses can perform repositioning and can easily adjust bed heights will effectively reduce low back loads.
