Physical Ergonomic Assessment in Cleaning Hospital Operating Rooms Based on Inertial Measurement Units
Workers involved in hospital operating room cleaning face numerous constraints that may lead to musculoskeletal disorders. This study aimed to perform physical ergonomic assessments on hospital staff by combining a continuous assessment (RULA) based on inertial measurement units with video coding. E...
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| description | Workers involved in hospital operating room cleaning face numerous constraints that may lead to musculoskeletal disorders. This study aimed to perform physical ergonomic assessments on hospital staff by combining a continuous assessment (RULA) based on inertial measurement units with video coding. Eight participants performed cleaning tasks while wearing IMUs and being video recorded. A subjective evaluation was performed through the Nordic questionnaire. Global RULA scores equaled 4.21 ± 1.15 and 4.19 ± 1.20 for the right and left sides, respectively, spending most of the time in the RULA range of 3–4 (right: 63.54 ± 31.59%; left: 64.33 ± 32.33%). Elbows and lower arms were the most exposed upper body areas with the highest percentages of time spent over a risky threshold (right: 86.69 ± 27.27%; left: 91.70 ± 29.07%). The subtask analysis identified ‘operating table moving’, ‘stretcher moving’, and ‘trolley moving’ as the riskiest subtasks. Thus, this method allowed an extensive ergonomic analysis, highlighting both risky anatomical areas and subtasks that need to be reconsidered. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0fa4931c48a243029fd14a5154edee952024-02-23T15:07:57ZengMDPI AGBioengineering2306-53542024-02-0111215410.3390/bioengineering11020154Physical Ergonomic Assessment in Cleaning Hospital Operating Rooms Based on Inertial Measurement UnitsDaniel Koskas0Nicolas Vignais1CIAMS, Université Paris-Saclay, 91405 Orsay, FranceCIAMS, Université Paris-Saclay, 91405 Orsay, FranceWorkers involved in hospital operating room cleaning face numerous constraints that may lead to musculoskeletal disorders. This study aimed to perform physical ergonomic assessments on hospital staff by combining a continuous assessment (RULA) based on inertial measurement units with video coding. Eight participants performed cleaning tasks while wearing IMUs and being video recorded. A subjective evaluation was performed through the Nordic questionnaire. Global RULA scores equaled 4.21 ± 1.15 and 4.19 ± 1.20 for the right and left sides, respectively, spending most of the time in the RULA range of 3–4 (right: 63.54 ± 31.59%; left: 64.33 ± 32.33%). Elbows and lower arms were the most exposed upper body areas with the highest percentages of time spent over a risky threshold (right: 86.69 ± 27.27%; left: 91.70 ± 29.07%). The subtask analysis identified ‘operating table moving’, ‘stretcher moving’, and ‘trolley moving’ as the riskiest subtasks. Thus, this method allowed an extensive ergonomic analysis, highlighting both risky anatomical areas and subtasks that need to be reconsidered.https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5354/11/2/154musculoskeletal disordersinertial measurement unitsphysical ergonomic assessmentrapid upper limb assessment |
| spellingShingle | Daniel Koskas Nicolas Vignais Physical Ergonomic Assessment in Cleaning Hospital Operating Rooms Based on Inertial Measurement Units Bioengineering musculoskeletal disorders inertial measurement units physical ergonomic assessment rapid upper limb assessment |
| title | Physical Ergonomic Assessment in Cleaning Hospital Operating Rooms Based on Inertial Measurement Units |
| title_full | Physical Ergonomic Assessment in Cleaning Hospital Operating Rooms Based on Inertial Measurement Units |
| title_fullStr | Physical Ergonomic Assessment in Cleaning Hospital Operating Rooms Based on Inertial Measurement Units |
| title_full_unstemmed | Physical Ergonomic Assessment in Cleaning Hospital Operating Rooms Based on Inertial Measurement Units |
| title_short | Physical Ergonomic Assessment in Cleaning Hospital Operating Rooms Based on Inertial Measurement Units |
| title_sort | physical ergonomic assessment in cleaning hospital operating rooms based on inertial measurement units |
| topic | musculoskeletal disorders inertial measurement units physical ergonomic assessment rapid upper limb assessment |
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