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Lisa Kobos, Kim Anderson, Laura Kurth, Xiaoming Liang, Caroline P. Groth, Lucy England, A. Scott Laney and M. Abbas Virji
Healthcare facility staff use a wide variety of cleaning and disinfecting products during their daily operations, many of which are associated with respiratory or skin irritation or sensitization with repeated exposure. The objective of this study was to...
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Wenbing Zhao, Qing Wu, Ann Reinthal and Nian Zhang
Lower back musculoskeletal disorders are pervasive in workplaces. In the United States alone, the total cost of such injuries exceed $100 billion a year. The lower-back injury rate in the healthcare sector is one of the highest among all industry sectors...
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Kin Cheung, Shirley S. Y. Ching, Ka Yan Ma and Grace Szeto
The Workstyle Short Form (24 items) (WSF-24) has been tested for its psychometric properties on work-related upper-extremity musculoskeletal symptoms (WRUEMSs) among office workers. However, the impact of workstyle should not only be limited to WRUEMSs a...
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AnnMarie Lee Walton and Bonnie Rogers
Nursing assistants (NAs) make up a large share of the healthcare provider workforce and their numbers are expected to grow. NAs are predominantly women who earn a low wage and report financial, work, and family demands. Working as a NA is hazardous; this...
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