Table 2.
Summary of study characteristics
| Study (Language) | Study Design | Setting, Place | Time frame/Duration | Population | Intervention | Comparison | Outcome of interest | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons who handle patients | Patients | |||||||
| Betschon et al., 2014 (German) [45] | Evaluation Study | Nursing home, Meggen/Switzerland | Frame of the project: 2009–2012 Data collection: 2012 | Nursing staff, Questionnaires n = 59 (Response: 75.0 %) Observations n = 17 | NA | Basic course Kinaesthetics | NA | Physical Complaints, Perceived exertion immediately after mobilizationa |
| Buge & Mahler, 2004 (German) [50] | Evaluation study | Nursing service, University Hospital, Heidelberg/Germany | Frame of the project: 2000–2003 Data collection: 2003 | Nursing staff, n = 109; Physical therapists, n = 2 (Response: 33.7 %) | NA | Implementation of Kinaesthetics | NA | Feeling of physical relief (due to Kinaesthetics)a |
| Christen et al., 2002 (German) [46] | Uncontrolled before-after study | Hospital for nuclear medicine/radiotherapy, Zurich/Switzerland | Data collection: 1999 Follow-up: 6 month | Nursing staff, T0: n = 23 (Response: 92.0 %) T1: n = 20 (Response: 87.0 %) Data basis: n = 18 | NA | Basic course Kinaesthetics | NA | Physical demands compared to subjective performance capacityb |
| Eisenschink et al., 2003 (German) [47] | Randomized controlled trial | Coronary care unit, University hospital, Ulm/Germany | Data collection: 1999–2000 | Nursing staff, no further information | Patients after aortocoronary bypass surgery with sternotomy, I: n = 52 C: n = 50 | Mobilisation of a patient with Kinaesthetics | Mobilisation of a patient with the standard mobilisation | Perceived exertion during first and second patient transferb |
| Friess-Ott & Müller, 2006 (German) [53] | Evaluation study | University hospital, Heidelberg/Germany | Frame of the project: 1998–2003 | Nursing staff, n = 159 (Response: 51.9 %) | NA | Basic course Kinaesthetics | NA | Pain, Physical relief, Effects on well-beinga |
| Hock-Rummelhardt, 2013 (German) [57] | Controlled before-after study | Hospital, Vienna/ Austria | Frame of the project: 2010–2012 Follow-up: 20 month | Nursing staff, I: n = 15 C: n = 27 c(Response: 17 %) | NA | Basic course Kinaesthetics, Practical guidance | No training in Kinaesthetics | Pain during/after nursing, Perceived exertion during worka |
| Huth et al., 2013 (German) [55] | Qualitative study (Interviews) | Homely environment, Witten/Germany | Data collection: 7 weeks | Caregiving family members, n = 10 | NA | Course “Kinaes-thetics for caregiving family members” | NA | Musculo-skeletal complaints, Physical work loada |
| Lenker, 2008 (German) [51] | Randomized controlled trial | Intensive care unit, hospital, Ludwigsburg-Bietigheim/Germany | Data collection: 2002–2004 | NM | Patients after abdominal laparotomy, I: n = 36 C: n = 38 | Mobilisation of a patient to the edge of the bed based on Kinaesthetics principles | Mobilisation of a patient to the edge of the bed with conventional methods | Back pain during patient handling, Perceived exertion during patient handlingb |
| Maietta & Resch-Kröll, 2009 (German) [49] | Uncontrolled before-after study | State hospital, Hörgas/Austria | Frame of the project: nearly 24 month | Nursing staff, T0: n = 92 T1: Response: 42.7 % | NA | Implementation of Kinaesthetics | NA | Perceived exertion during patient handlinga |
| Rettenberger & Schoenemeier, 2005 (German) [52] | Uncontrolled before-after study | Hospital, Heidenheim/Germany | Frame of the project: 1999–2000 Follow-up: 14 month | Nursing staff, n = 43 | NA | Implementation of Kinaesthetics | NA | Back complaints during daily patient handling, Sick leave due to low back or sciatic complaintsa |
| Sedlak-Emperer, 2012 (German) [56] | Systematic review | Hospital, Nursing home, Austria | Search period: June 2009–March 2010 Applied publication period: 1990 – March 2010 | Nursing staff from 18 years of age | Patients from 18 years of age | Kinaesthetics | Conventional nursing | Spinal complaints, Spinal loadinga |
| Steinwidder & Lohrmann, 2008 (German) [54] | Narrative review | Setting: NM, Austria | Search period: July–September 2007 Applied publication period: NM | Nursing staff from 18 years of age | Patients from 18 years of age | Kinaesthetics | NM | Physical loadingb |
| Tamminen-Peter, 2006 (Finnish) [48] | Non-randomized controlled trial | City hospital; I: Neurological rehabilitation C: Orthopaedic rehabilitation, Turku/Finland | Frame of the study: 2001–2002 Follow-up: 1 month | Nursing staff, I = 6 C = 6 | Elderly, compliant, partially weight-bearing patients with little muscle strength and low ability to move, n = 18 | Mobilisation of a patient from a wheelchair to bed with Kinaesthetics | Mobilisation of a patient from a wheelchair to bed with the Durewall method | Decrease of perceived strain of the lower back; Decrease of perceived strain of the shoulder jointsa |
Abbreviations: C control group, I intervention group, n number of participants, NA not applicable, NM not mentioned, T0 start of the trial, T1 end of the trial
aThe outcome of interest was also a primary outcome in the study
bThe outcome of interest was a secondary outcome in the study and only mentioned casually
cThe paper contains different data about number of participants in the intervention and control group