Journal of Nursing Care Quality
Volume 30, Issue 3, 2015, Pages E1-E9

Role of bed design and head-of-bed articulation on patient migration (Article)

Davis K.G.* , Kotowski S.E.
  • a Low Back Biomechanics and Workplace Stress Laboratory, College of Medicine, Department of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati, 330 Kettering Laboratory, 3223 Eden Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45267, United States
  • b Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Allied Health Sciences, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, United States

Abstract

The ramifications of patient migration toward the foot of the bed in intensive care units are not well understood. Migration may cause shear and friction between the patient and the mattress, reduce elevation of the patient's torso, and require frequent repositioning of the patient. This study assesses how bed design impacts both the amount of migration that patients undergo during head section articulation to 30. and 45. and the extent of torso compression following the articulation. Copyright © 2015 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.

Author Keywords

patient repositioning Low back injuries Hospital bed design Pressure ulcers Safe patient handling Patient migration

Index Keywords

nursing physiology Beds human middle aged intensive care unit Pressure Ulcer decubitus Young Adult Humans Adolescent Occupational Injuries male female Movement movement (physiology) Patient Positioning Moving and Lifting Patients standards equipment design patient lifting Intensive Care Units adult bed adverse effects
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84942763871&doi=10.1097%2fNCQ.0000000000000115&partnerID=40&md5=643e5eab50310e59fa13de0165692cda
DOI: 10.1097/NCQ.0000000000000115
ISSN: 10573631
Cited by: 3
Original Language: English