BACKGROUND Ergonomic factors predispose nurses to low back pain (LBP). Few studies have clarified the role of workplace violence in LBP occurrence. OBJECTIVES The present study was designed to investigate acute and chronic LBP in Iranian nurses and its association with exposure to physical violence as well as its personal and ergonomic risk factors. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this analytic cr...

Purpose To explore the value of utilising a holistic ergonomic approach, covering engineering, cognitive, and social perspectives, to cultivate beneficial and productive CIS systems and environments, specifically with regard to three main CIS pillars (control, communication and awareness). Design/methodology/approach A qualitative research approach, based on a selective corpus of CIS literature...

The use of Serious Games (SG) in the health domain is expanding. In the field of Neurodegenerative Diseases (ND) such as Alzheimer's Disease, SG are currently employed to provide alternative solutions for patients' treatment, stimulation, and rehabilitation. The design of SG for people with ND implies collaborations between professionals in ND and professionals in SG design. As the field is qui...

Occupational health and mental health are the interconnected elements of the overall well-being of workers. The objective of the study was to estimate the prevalence and determinants of mental health disorder among male tannery workers. This study uses the GHQ-12 scale to measure the symptoms of mental health disorder among the male tannery workers, who were engaged in this occupation for at le...

background: ergonomic training had been implemented for prevention or reduction of neck and shoulder complaints among workers. the purpose of the present study was to assess the role of ergonomic training intervention on decreasing the prevalence of neck and shoulder complaints among workers of an automobile factory.   methods : within the present randomized clinical trial, the role of three er...

The UC Davis Ergonomics & Body Mechanics Program provides employees with ergonomic information, training and evaluations.

OBJECTIVES This study aimed to determine the effects of participatory workplace improvement (PWI) -based provision of ergonomic training and ergonomic action checklists (ACLs) to on-site managers on workplace improvement activities for low back pain (LBP). METHODS A randomized controlled trial (RCT) was conducted at a manufacturing company in Japan. Teams entered in the study were randomly as...