Risks to Healthcare Organizations and Staff Who Manage Obese (Bariatric) Patients and Use of Obesity Data to Mitigate Risks: A Literature Review
Kim McClean, Martyn Cross, Sue Reed School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Western Australia, 6027, AustraliaCorrespondence: Kim McCleanOccupational Safety and Health Department at Edith Cowan University, Western Australia, 6027, AustraliaTel +61 8 6304 5764Fax +61 8 6304 262...
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| description | Kim McClean, Martyn Cross, Sue Reed School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Western Australia, 6027, AustraliaCorrespondence: Kim McCleanOccupational Safety and Health Department at Edith Cowan University, Western Australia, 6027, AustraliaTel +61 8 6304 5764Fax +61 8 6304 2626Email k.mcclean@ecu.edu.auAbstract: This literature review explores obesity risks to healthcare staff and organizations that manage and caring for obese (bariatric) patients. These risks are anticipated to increase due to Australian population obesity rate projections increasing from 31% in 2018 to 42% by the year 2035, which will result in increased hospital admissions of patients with obesity. Literature searches were conducted through the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), MEDLINE, Scopus, and Web of Science. Thirty studies met the inclusion criteria and were tabulated and critiqued using appropriate appraisal techniques. High risk of injury to healthcare staff was identified relating to bariatric patient handling tasks. High liability and financial risks of organizations were also identified relating to workers’ compensation and common law claims by injured staff and medical negligence claims by patients with obesity. Availability of obesity data was identified within clinically captured information, which could be utilized to inform obesity risk management programs. Future research should focus on improving the use and quality of obesity data to better understand obesity risks to healthcare organizations and staff, including accurate identification of obese patient admissions, enhanced ability to measure bariatric patient handling hazards and related staff injuries and improved assessment of bariatric intervention effectiveness.Keywords: hospital, patient handling, injury, risk management, body mass index, patient |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9a9baed220c8458cb4bb4641245074e62022-12-21T22:09:56ZengDove Medical PressJournal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare1178-23902021-03-01Volume 1457758862849Risks to Healthcare Organizations and Staff Who Manage Obese (Bariatric) Patients and Use of Obesity Data to Mitigate Risks: A Literature ReviewMcClean KCross MReed SKim McClean, Martyn Cross, Sue Reed School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Western Australia, 6027, AustraliaCorrespondence: Kim McCleanOccupational Safety and Health Department at Edith Cowan University, Western Australia, 6027, AustraliaTel +61 8 6304 5764Fax +61 8 6304 2626Email k.mcclean@ecu.edu.auAbstract: This literature review explores obesity risks to healthcare staff and organizations that manage and caring for obese (bariatric) patients. These risks are anticipated to increase due to Australian population obesity rate projections increasing from 31% in 2018 to 42% by the year 2035, which will result in increased hospital admissions of patients with obesity. Literature searches were conducted through the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), MEDLINE, Scopus, and Web of Science. Thirty studies met the inclusion criteria and were tabulated and critiqued using appropriate appraisal techniques. High risk of injury to healthcare staff was identified relating to bariatric patient handling tasks. High liability and financial risks of organizations were also identified relating to workers’ compensation and common law claims by injured staff and medical negligence claims by patients with obesity. Availability of obesity data was identified within clinically captured information, which could be utilized to inform obesity risk management programs. Future research should focus on improving the use and quality of obesity data to better understand obesity risks to healthcare organizations and staff, including accurate identification of obese patient admissions, enhanced ability to measure bariatric patient handling hazards and related staff injuries and improved assessment of bariatric intervention effectiveness.Keywords: hospital, patient handling, injury, risk management, body mass index, patienthttps://www.dovepress.com/risks-to-healthcare-organizations-and-staff-who-manage-obese-bariatric-peer-reviewed-article-JMDHhospitalpatient handlinginjuryrisk managementbody mass indexpatient. |
| spellingShingle | McClean K Cross M Reed S Risks to Healthcare Organizations and Staff Who Manage Obese (Bariatric) Patients and Use of Obesity Data to Mitigate Risks: A Literature Review Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare hospital patient handling injury risk management body mass index patient. |
| title | Risks to Healthcare Organizations and Staff Who Manage Obese (Bariatric) Patients and Use of Obesity Data to Mitigate Risks: A Literature Review |
| title_full | Risks to Healthcare Organizations and Staff Who Manage Obese (Bariatric) Patients and Use of Obesity Data to Mitigate Risks: A Literature Review |
| title_fullStr | Risks to Healthcare Organizations and Staff Who Manage Obese (Bariatric) Patients and Use of Obesity Data to Mitigate Risks: A Literature Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Risks to Healthcare Organizations and Staff Who Manage Obese (Bariatric) Patients and Use of Obesity Data to Mitigate Risks: A Literature Review |
| title_short | Risks to Healthcare Organizations and Staff Who Manage Obese (Bariatric) Patients and Use of Obesity Data to Mitigate Risks: A Literature Review |
| title_sort | risks to healthcare organizations and staff who manage obese bariatric patients and use of obesity data to mitigate risks a literature review |
| topic | hospital patient handling injury risk management body mass index patient. |
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