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Elizabeth Billet
Researcher at University of California, Los Angeles
Publications - 6
Citations - 377
Elizabeth Billet is an academic researcher from University of California, Los Angeles. The author has contributed to research in topics: Back pain & Low back pain. The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 6 publications receiving 375 citations.
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Occupational low-back pain in hospital nurses.
Philip Harber,Elizabeth Billet,Mary Gutowski,Karen SooHoo,Karen SooHoo,Myron Lew,Adele Roman +6 more
TL;DR: Comparison with a control group suggests the validity of the work-relatedness of low-back pain in nurses and factors associated with the disorder were investigated, with results showing no differences due to nursing division assignment but significant association with specific tasks.
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Personal history, training, and worksite as predictors of back pain of nurses
TL;DR: Investigation of personal, worksite, and training factors associated with future risk of back pain among nurses newly graduated from nursing school and the need for further implementation of mechanical lift assist device use is indicated.
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Importance of non-patient transfer activities in nursing-related back pain. I: Questionnaire survey
TL;DR: Findings suggest that research and training should not focus on patient transfers only, but must emphasize nonpatient contact activities performed by nurses.
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Nurses' beliefs about cause and prevention of occupational back pain.
Philip Harber,Elizabeth Billet,Michael Vojtecky,Michael Vojtecky,Ellie Rosenthal,Steven S. Shimozaki,Mary Horan +6 more
TL;DR: It is suggested that the causes of and preventive methods for OBPN identified by nurses differ from the actual work tasks performed and possibly associated with OBPN as determined by other studies.
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Importance of non-patient transfer activities in nursing-related back pain: II. observational study and implications
Philip Harber,Steven S. Shimozaki,Gerald W. Gardner,Elizabeth Billet,Michael A. Vojtecky,Linda E. A. Kanim +5 more
TL;DR: The findings suggest the need to expand the focus of work practice training, equipment redesign, and future research activities on low back stressor exposures of hospital nursing staff members.