Schoenfisch, AL (2013) Musculoskeletal injuries among hospital patient care staff before and after implementation of patient lift and transfer equipment. Study arm: Community Hospital
Country	US
Aim	Evaluate rates of musculoskeletal (MS) injuries among patient care staff at a medical center and community hospital in the United States over 13 years, during which time a “minimal manual lift” policy and mechanical lift equipment were implemented.
Target population	Occupation: Healthcare, largely nurses—hospital employees/dynamic
	Industry: Q—Human health and social work activities
	Setting: 050 Health establishment
	Firm size: 250+(large)
Study design	ITS with comparison conditions: 2. Serial measures with internal control
	Unit of analysis: Group/organizational level
	Sample size: 11,545 patient care staff contributing 28,446 full‐time equivalents over 13 years. 1543 patient handling injuries and 613 non‐patient handling injuries.
Type of intervention	2.2.4 Engineering controls
Evaluation design	Duration of intervention: Total observation = 13 years
	Duration of follow‐up: 4 = Long‐term (>36 months)
	Type of outcome measure: Injury
Study quality	Low quality