Evidence-Based Patient Handling: Techniques and Equipment,9780415246323

Evidence-Based Patient Handling: Techniques and Equipment

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Edition: 1st
ISBN13: 9780415246323
ISBN10: 0415246326
Format: Nonspecific Binding
Pub. Date: 2002-12-27
Publisher(s): ROUTLEDGE
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Summary

Providing care and treatment for patients usually requires moving and handling activities, associated with high rates of back injuries for nursing staff. Over the last 20 years a number of guidelines have been published based on professional consensus. Evidence-Based Patient Handling tackles the challenge of producing an evidence base to support clinical practice and is presented in three sections: tasks, equipment and interventions. This book challenges previously held opinions about moving and handling and provides the foundation for future practice.

Table of Contents

List of illustrations
ix
Acknowledgements xi
PART I Research background and criteria 1(16)
Introduction and background
3(5)
Research questions
4(1)
Summary of findings
5(3)
Method of systematic review
8(9)
Method
8(1)
Research questions
9(1)
Search
9(1)
Translations
9(1)
Inclusion/exclusion criteria
10(1)
Appraisal/extraction tool
10(3)
Inter-rater reliability
12(1)
Data extraction
13(1)
Data synthesis
14(3)
No evidence
14(1)
Summary of evidence
15(2)
PART II Research results 17(2)
SECTION I Controversial techniques and hazardous tasks 19(24)
Controversial issues
21(22)
Drag lift
21(11)
Shoulder (Australian) lift
32(3)
Pivot lift
35(1)
Hierarchy of hazardous transfers/tasks
36(7)
SECTION II Patient-handling tasks 43(58)
Transfers
45(20)
Transfers starting from a lying position
45(6)
Lying to lying
46(2)
Lying to sitting
48(3)
Transfers from a seated position
51(12)
Sitting to sitting
51(8)
Sitting to standing
59(4)
Transfers in standing
63(2)
Caring tasks
65(12)
Caring tasks for patients in a lying position
65(7)
Caring and repositioning in lying
65(7)
Repositioning in bed after hip surgery
72(1)
Caring tasks for patients in a sitting position
72(5)
Specialist areas
77(24)
Ambulance
77(6)
Level of risk
77(4)
Specialist equipment
81(2)
Theatres
83(2)
Rehabilitation
85(3)
Community/home care
88(9)
Tasks
90(1)
Equipment
91(3)
Interventions
94(3)
Midwifery
97(4)
SECTION III Equipment 101(32)
Small aids
103(14)
Sliding sheets
103(3)
Handling slings
106(2)
Handling/lifting/walking/gait belts
108(4)
Sliding (transfer) boards and turntables
112(2)
Attitudes towards/perceptions of small aids
114(3)
Beds
117(6)
Bed height
117(3)
Electric beds and cots
120(3)
Hoists
123(10)
Using hoists
123(4)
Hoist design
127(2)
Sling design and use
129(4)
SECTION IV Interventions 133(38)
Training interventions
135(15)
Studies describing training interventions with no impact on working practices or injury rates
135(7)
Studies describing mixed (positive and negative) results
142(3)
Studies describing positive outcomes
145(5)
Other interventions
150(21)
Interventions based on risk management
150(10)
Multi-factor interventions
160(6)
Single-factor interventions
166(2)
Lifting team
168(3)
References 171(13)
Glossary 184(2)
Appendix 1 Example of Medline search 186(2)
Appendix 2 Data appraisal/extraction forms 188(18)
Appendix 3 Excluded studies 206(13)
No task, equipment or intervention
206(8)
Professional opinion
214(3)
Not primary source
217(2)
Index 219

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