Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Njemanze, Barbara C

Titel

Implementation of an Evidence-Based Ergonomic Protocol to Decrease Patient Injuries in an Occupational Health Setting

Ort / Verlag

ProQuest Dissertations & Theses

Erscheinungsjahr

2024

Quelle

ProQuest Dissertations & Theses A&I

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• The project examined the effectiveness of evidence-based ergonomic injury prevention protocol in decreasing workplace ergonomic injuries, utilizing Pender's Health Promotion Model (PHPM) as a theoretical framework and the Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) framework for planning and implementation. An evidence-based workflow protocol was designed and used in training the patients at the project site to understand ergonomics, hazard and risk identification processes, notification, mitigation, and health-related benefits of injury prevention and wellness promotion. The protocol's effectiveness was evaluated using a pre and postdata analysis of percentage calculation from September 2023 to December 2023. Preimplementation data amounted to 40%, while the postdata was zero. The result implication validates Pender's Health Promotion Model (PHPM) and other literature, implying ergonomic injury prevention is achievable.