The manual handling of people (MHP) is known to be associated with high incidence of
musculoskeletal disorders for aged care staff. Environment-related MHP interventions, such …

Due to increased work demands, personal support workers (PSWs) are experiencing more
work-related injuries. However, little is known about PSW work tasks and their …

Purpose As hospital operations are undergoing major changes, comprehensive methods
are needed for evaluating the indoor environment quality (IEQ) and usability of workspaces …

Purpose The challenges arising from the reform of the social and healthcare sector call for
efficient, effective and novel processes in both public and private health and medical care …

Background Healthcare-associated norovirus outbreaks place a large burden on healthcare
staff. Environmental service workers (ESWs), however, remain understudied despite high …

Väitöskirjani lähtökohtana oli selvittää, mitä käytettävyystekijöitä tulee ottaa huomioon
suunniteltaessa sosiaali-ja terveydenhuollon (sote) tiloja, jotka vastaavat ikääntyvän …

Masa lanjut usia (lansia) merupakan tahap paling akhir dari siklus kehidupan seseorang.
Terdapat 3 batasan usia pada lansia, yaitu young old (usia 70-75 tahun), old (usia 75-80 …

Introdução: Diminuir as barreiras arquitetônicas e possibilitar a acessibilidade espacial no
hospital, é uma dimensão importante do cuidado. Objetivo: analisar a acessibilidade …

背景多數末期居家病人有洗澡功能障礙, 加上居家的沐浴環境與設備限制, 增加協助病人至浴室
洗澡的困難度, 嚴重地影響病人洗澡的身體舒適度與洗澡方式的滿意度. 目的透過創新[活動式浴 …

Background: In this thesis, it is investigated how different bathroom designs impact the
useand effectiveness of assistive equipment by standardized patients and assistant nurses …