Ergonomic Transfer Techniques for Dependent Patients with Medical Equipments
Completed
- Conditions
- Floods have large socioeconomic and health consequences for communities and individuals. The evacuation before flood is important but may cause back injuries among the helpers and the patient might feel a discomfort and get some injuries.back injuries
- Registration Number
- TCTR20210319002
- Lead Sponsor
- The Thailand Research Fund (TRF)
- Brief Summary
Conclusion, the dependent patients need medical equipments but they were not a limitation for the transfer. The lifting by 2 lifters was recommended for lowering the risk of musculoskeletal disorders and the evacuation plan for dependent patients with medical equipments might have been established and drilled annually with all stakeholders.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 88
Inclusion Criteria
phase I & III
1. live in 8 Hat Yai City Municipality-healthcare centers, Songkhla province, Thailand
2. score The Barthel Activity of Daily Living Index </= 8
3. need medical equipment
phase II
1. healthy males who were firefighters or municipal officials
2. between 20 and 60 years old
3. no recent back pain.
Exclusion Criteria
1. reject to join this research
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method prevalence of dependent patients with medical equipments from 8 Hat Yai City Municipality-healthcare centers 1 prevalence (proportion of dependent patients in totol population in Hat Yai),lifting techniques 1 prevalence (proportion of number in each technique in total number of all technique)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method oads of the spine before and after session of recommendation collect kinematic parameters then calculate using mathematical modelling