Musculoskeletal disorders, psychosocial stress and associated factors among home-based migrant care workers.

CONCLUSIONS: MSDs and psychological stress were common among home-based female MCWs. Educational level, frequent transferring and bedside care activities, and lack of caregiver training in Taiwan, were the most dominant risk factors.
PMID: 32116283 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Work - February 26, 2020 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Chang KC, Liao YH, Lee HC, Wu CY, Yen CL, Lin PL, Hung JW, Huang YC, Chou MC, Li YH, Lin HM Tags: Work Source Type: research