Don Nielsen, Sigurdur O. Sigurdsson, & John Austin.
Preventing back injuries in hospital settings: The effects of video modeling on safe patient lifting by nurses.
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis,
42, 551-561.
This study evaluated video scoring and feedback about scoring as a safety
intervention among 6 nursing staff. The dependent variable was safety
behavior on one-person transfers. Following baseline, 5 nursing staff participated
in an information phase. A video scoring phase was then introduced for all 6. A
feedback phase was added for 2 participants. All participants experienced treatment
withdrawal. Information resulted in improvements for all 5 participants who received
it. Further improvements were observed during video scoring for the 5 participants
who improved following information. No improvements were observed for the
participant who received only video scoring. Safety feedback further improved
safety for the 2 participants who received it. However participants’ behavior
returned to video scoring levels during withdrawal.
DESCRIPTORS: behavioral safety, lifting, musculoskeletal disorders, nurse injuries, video modeling