A review of literature supported the finding that where equipment has been introduced to inpatient and long-term care facilities with ergonomics education and leadership support, a dramatic reduction in injury and work absenteeism was documented. There is a lack of studies that investigate the use of equipment in the home care setting where a large amount of dependent patient care is conducted by home health aides. Therefore the purpose of this study was to provide safe patient handling equipment and classes in ergonomics for home health care workers.
