This study was conducted at 5 Veterans Administration Medical Centers (VAMCs). A cross sectional survey was administered to 134 workers who routinely lift and mobilize patients within their workplaces’ safe patient handling and mobility (SPHM) programs, which are mandated in all VAMCs. The survey was used to examine a comprehensive list of SPHM and non-SPHM variables, and their associations with self-reported musculoskeletal injury and pain. Previously unstudied variables distinguished between “bariatric” (≥300 lb or 136 kg) and “non-bariatric” (<300 lb or 136 kg) patient handling. Significant findings from stepwise and logistic regression provide targets for workplace improvements, predicting: lower injury odds with more frequently having sufficient time to use equipment, higher back pain odds with more frequent bariatric handling, lower back pain odds with greater ease in following SPHM policies, and lower odds of upper extremity pain with more bariatric equipment, and with higher safety climate ratings.

这项研究是在5个退伍军人管理局医学中心（VAMC）进行的。对134名工人进行了横断面调查，这些工人在所有VAMC强制执行的工作场所安全患者处理和移动（SPHM）计划中例行抬起和动员患者。该调查用于检查SPHM和非SPHM变量的完整列表，以及它们与自我报告的肌肉骨骼损伤和疼痛的关联。以前尚未研究的变量在“处理性”（≥300 lb或136 kg）和“非处理性”（<300 lb或136 kg）患者之间进行区分。逐步回归分析和逻辑回归分析的重要发现为改善工作场所提供了目标，并预测：更低的伤害几率和更频繁的使用时间，使用足够的设备，更高的背部疼痛几率和更频繁的肥胖治疗，