Healthcare Workers and Manual Patient Handling: A Pilot Study for Interdisciplinary Training

Elpidio Maria Garzillo, Maria Grazia Lourdes Monaco, Anna Rita Corvino, Francesco D’Ancicco, Daniela Feola, Dino Della Ventura, Nadia Miraglia and Monica Lamberti
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Elpidio Maria Garzillo: Department of Prevention, Abruzzo Local Health Authority, 67100 L’Aquila, Italy
Maria Grazia Lourdes Monaco: Occupational Medicine Unit, University Hospital of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy
Anna Rita Corvino: Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 80138 Naples, Italy
Francesco D’Ancicco: Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 80138 Naples, Italy
Daniela Feola: Occupational Physician in Healthcare Setting, 40138 Bologna, Italy
Dino Della Ventura: Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Sciences and Dentistry, University of Naples Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy
Nadia Miraglia: Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 80138 Naples, Italy
Monica Lamberti: Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 80138 Naples, Italy

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 14, 1-14

Abstract: Manual patient handling (MPH) is a major occupational risk in healthcare settings. The aim of this study was to propose an MPH training model involving interdisciplinary aspects. A scheduled training program was performed with 60 healthcare workers (HCWs) from a hospital in Naples, Italy, providing training divided into three sections (occupational health—section one; physical therapy—section two; psychosocial section—section three) and lasting six hours. Fifty-two HCWs performed the training session. In section one, a questionnaire about risk perception related to specific working tasks was administered. Section two provided specific exercises for the postural discharge of the anatomical areas most involved in MPH. The last section provided teamwork consolidation through a role-playing exercise. The training program could also be useful for risk assessment itself, as they can examine the perceptions of the specific risk of the various workers and incorrect attitudes and therefore correct any incorrect procedures, reducing exposure to specific risks in the field. This pilot study proposes a training model that explores all aspects related to MPH risk exposure and also underlines the need for standardization of this formative model, which could represent a useful tool for studying the real effectiveness of training in workplaces.

Keywords: healthcare workers; manual patient handling; occupational risk training (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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