TY  - JOUR
TT  - The Investigation of Effectiveness of Back School in Caregivers Working in Nursing Home
AU  - Altuntaş, Onur
AU  - Aydın, Mehmet
PY  - 2015
DA  - January
JF  - Ergoterapi ve Rehabilitasyon Dergisi
PB  - Hacettepe Üniversitesi
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 2147-8945
SP  - 1
EP  - 6
VL  - 3
IS  - 1
KW  - Bel
KW  - Bakıcılar
KW  - Bakımevleri
N2  - Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of back health training provided to nursing home caregivers on back health awareness. Materials and Method: A structured interview form and a sociodemographic information survey prepared by the investigators were administered to the subjects. The back school consisted of 4 theoretical and practical lectures and included back region mechanics, reasons of back problems, the aim of treatment approaches, back problem prevention techniques and ergonomic information. The same evaluations were performed 6 weeks after the training. Results: Totally 24 individual; 20 women (33%) and 4 men (16%) were included.The positive reply rate to the question “Do you know how to protect your back when working one-on-one with the elderly?” increased from 37.5% before the training to 83.3% after training and the increase was statistically significant (p= 0.009). Similarly, 37.5% of the caregivers replied “yes” before the training when asked “Do you use your body mechanics properly when caring for the elderly?” but the rate again increased in a statistically significant manner to 75% after the training (p= 0.023). conclusion: We believe this method of creating awareness through a back school can be beneficial in nursing homes as it ensures active participation, contains practical therapy and requires no expensive material
UR  - https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/ered/issue//369675
L1  - https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/388686
ER  -