| Martin, P (2009) Effect of a nurse back injury prevention intervention on the rate of injury compensation claims. | |
| Country | AU |
| Aim | To evaluate the effect of introducing a No Lift Policy on back injuries to nurses across an entire health system |
| Target population | Occupation: Human health and activities/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: Approximately 15,000 nurse full‐time equivalents each year | |
| Type of intervention | 3.3 Multifaceted across individual and organizational levels |
| Evaluation design | Duration of intervention: Initiated in 1998 and phased in; they considered implementation period from September 98 to December 2000. Effects should be sustained after phase in period; nothing removed. |
| Duration of follow‐up: 3 = Medium‐term (12–36 months) | |
| Type of outcome measure: Injury | |
| Study quality | High quality |