The impact of mechanical devices for lifting and transferring of patients on low back pain and musculoskeletal injuries in health care personnel-A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Heavy lifting in nursing is highly associated with low back pain (LBP) and musculoskeletal injuries (MSI). We aimed to evaluate the impact of mechanical devices used for patient lifting and transferring on risk of LBP and MSI of health care personnel.

Methods

We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis. The literature search was performed during 1st and 12th September 2021 using 17 electronic databases and handsearching of bibliographies of included studies. Twenty studies were included in the qualitative synthesis and eight studies with in total 2087 participants in the meta-analysis. Dependent on the study design, risk of bias was assessed by Cochrane RoB 2.0, EPOC, and MINORS. We conducted random-effects meta-analyses assessing Hedges's g and 95% CI of M

SUBMITTER: Richarz HU 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10502824 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature