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Ergonomic aspects of the hospital working environment and equipment
No full textErgonomics has been one of the most important strategies for reducing musculoskeletal injuries caused by working conditions. The present report discusses particular aspects of the working environment such as work space, working heights, as well as the limits of reach and of the equipment used, and attempts to relate these to the occupational activities in nursing.A ergonomia tem sido difundida como uma das mais importantes estratégias para reduzir os problemas originados por situações de trabalho que causam lesões no sistema músculo-esquelético. O presente trabalho discute determinados aspectos do ambiente como espaço de trabalho, altura da superfície de trabalho, limites de alcance e equipamentos, relacionando-os com as atividades ocupacionais da enfermagem.La ergonomía ha sido difundida como una de las más importantes estratégias para disminuir los problemas originados por situaciones de trabajo que causan lesiones en el sistema musculosquelético. El presente trabajo discute determinados aspectos del ambiente como espacio de trabajo, altura de la superficie de trabajo, limites del alcance y aparatos, relacionándolos con las actividades ocupacionales de enfermería.10310
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No full textCom o objetivo de avaliar determinados aspectos ergonômicos no transporte de pacientes com maca, foram entrevistados 360 funcionários da enfermagem e observou-se 73 transferências de pacientes da maca para o leito e vice-versa que ocorreram nas unidades de internação de um hospital universitário governamental. A análise dos resultados sugere que o pessoal de enfermagem realiza transportes sob condições desfavoráveis, com uma equipe deficiente e com equipamentos sem manutenção. Verificou-se também que estas transferências são executadas basicamente por atendentes de enfermagem do sexo feminino e que o método utilizado e o número de participantes dependem das condições e peso do paciente; da presença de soro, sondas, entre outros; e da quantidade de pessoas disponíveis no momento.In order to evaluate some ergonomic aspects in patient\'s transport by stretcher in a University Hospital, 360 people of the nursing staff were interviewed and 73 transferrings from stretcher to bed were observed. The results suggested that the transferrings have been done under bad conditions, with a few people, unapropriate equipments which have had no maintenance. It has also been observed that transferrings are basically carried out by female workers and that the method and people involved depend on the patient\'s weight and conditions, whether there is some device connected to him or not, as well as on the people available at that time
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Get PDFThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Get PDF“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Get PDFWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
Cross-cultural adaptation of an instrument to measure work-related activities that may contribute to osteomuscular symptoms
Get PDFOBJECTIVE: To translate the Work-Related Activities Questionnaire into Brazilian Portuguese and to evaluate its cross-cultural adaptation among a sample of Brazilian workers. METHODS: International standard recommendations were followed to translate and back-translate the instrument, and to establish the cross-cultural adaptation of the instrument using content experts and pretest. A field testing of the instrument was conducted with 40 Brazilian workers. RESULTS: The procedure used to establish the cross-cultural adaptation of the instrument was found to be adequate. The panels of experts evaluated the initial content validity of the items of the instrument and suggested necessary revisions to achieve an acceptable content validity. In the pretest, 7.5% of individuals suggested changes in one of the items of the instrument. In addition, 17.5% of the individuals reported having difficulty understanding the instructions to complete the instrument. These findings led to further revision of the instrument. CONCLUSION: The Brazilian version of the instrument was adequately cross-culturally adapted and validated.OBJETIVO: Traduzir e adaptar culturalmente o questionário Work-related activities that may contribute to job-related pain and/or injury para o português falado no Brasil e verificar a validade de conteúdo desta nova versão. MÉTODOS: A adaptação cultural seguiu normas internacionalmente aceitas com as etapas de tradução, síntese, retro-tradução, avaliação por um comitê de especialistas e pré-teste. Esta versão do instrumento foi aplicada em 40 trabalhadores. RESULTADOS: O procedimento de adaptação cultural foi realizado com sucesso. O comitê de especialistas verificou a validade de conteúdo e realizou algumas modificações. No pré-teste, 7,5% dos indivíduos indicaram sugestões para um item do questionário e 17,5% demonstraram dificuldades no entendimento da instrução. Informações adicionais foram incluídas para tornar o instrumento final mais compreensível. CONCLUSÕES: A versão brasileira deste instrumento foi obtida com sucesso.OBJETIVO: Traducir y adaptar culturalmente el cuestionario Work-related activities that may contribute to job-related pain and/or injury al portugués hablado en el Brasil y verificar la validez de contenidos de esta nueva versión. MÉTODOS: La adaptación cultural siguió normas internacionalmente aceptadas con las etapas de traducción, síntesis, retro-traducción, evaluación por un comité de especialistas y pre test. Esta versión del instrumento fue aplicada a 40 trabajadores. RESULTADOS: El procedimiento de adaptación cultural fue realizado con éxito. El comité de especialistas verificó la validez de contenido y realizó algunas modificaciones. En el pre test, el 7,5% de los individuos indicaron sugerencias para un item del cuestionario y el 17,5% demostraron dificultades en el entendimiento de la instrucción. Las informaciones adicionales fueron incluidas para conseguir que el instrumento final sea más comprensible. CONCLUSIONES: La versión brasileña de este instrumento fue obtenida con éxito.149154Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
Get PDFWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
Work ability and low back pain among workers from a public health institution
Get PDFThis study investigated the association among low back pain and the work ability. A cross-sectional study was developed covering all workers from a public health institution, n=651. They answered a questionnaire on demographics, work, lifestyle characteristics and work ability. The evaluation of work ability was developed with the work ability index. An univariate logistic regression analysis was carried out having the presence of the studied disease as a dependent variable and showed association in relation to the following WAI items: low work ability in relation to physical demands of the work, high estimated work impairment due to diseases, high sickness absence, low own prognosis of work ability two years from now and poor mental resources. The presence of low back pain affected several aspects of the work ability. Este trabajo describe la asociación entre dolor de la región lumbar y la capacidad de trabajo. Fue desarrollado un estudio transversal con todos los trabajadores de una institución publica de salud, n=651. Los participantes respondieron a un instrumento de colecta de datos generales, ocupacionales y relativos al estilo de vida. La capacidad de trabajo foi avaluada con el “Índice de Capacidad de Trabajo-ICT”. Una análisis de regresión logística fue desenvuelta con la presencia de dolor de la región lumbar como variable dependiente y mostró asociación in relación a los ítemes de ICT: deficiente capacidad de trabajo en relación con las exigencias físicas del trabajo, aumento de el daño estimado en el trabajo debido a enfermedades, aumento de la licencia por enfermedad durante el año anterior, deficiente pronóstico propio de capacidad de trabajo de aquí a dos años y disminución de el recursos mentales. La presencia de dolor de la región lumbar afecta varios aspectos relativos a la capacidad de trabajo.Este estudo investigou a associação entre dor lombar e a capacidade para o trabalho. Foi desenvolvido um estudo epidemiológico transversal abrangendo todos os trabalhadores de uma instituição pública de saúde, n=651. Eles responderam a um questionário sobre a capacidade para o trabalho e as características sócio-demográficas, de trabalho e de estilo de vida. A capacidade para o trabalho foi avaliada com o índice de capacidade para o trabalho-ICT. Uma análise de regressão logística univariada foi desenvolvida tendo a presença da doença estudada como variável dependente e mostrou associação em relação aos seguintes itens do ICT: baixa capacidade para o trabalho em relação às demandas físicas do trabalho, alto impedimento estimado ao trabalho devido a doenças, alta freqüência de ausência do trabalho por doença, baixo prognóstico da capacidade para o trabalho daqui a dois anos e recursos mentais reduzidos. A presença de dor lombar afetou vários aspectos relacionados à capacidade para o trabalho
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