Table 4 |
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Back-protecting work practices at the patient bed performed by nursing staff, separated by care setting |
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Nursing homes n = 1126 % |
Home care n = 264 % |
p-value1 |
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Adjusting height of bed is occasionally/almost always performed: |
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- Changing the patient's position |
98 |
92 |
<0.001 |
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- Mobilisation |
93 |
94 |
ns |
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- Basic nursing |
96 |
98 |
ns |
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- Technical nursing |
93 |
94 |
ns |
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Push bed away from wall |
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- Occasionally/almost always |
91 |
78 |
<0.001 |
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- Rarely/never |
9 |
22 |
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Bed rail let down |
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- Occasionally/almost always |
98 |
95 |
<0.05 |
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- Rarely/never |
2 |
5 |
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1 ns = non-significant. |
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Kromark et al. Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2009 4:33 doi:10.1186/1745-6673-4-33 |
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