Bioengineering, 2023 Background: The Rapid Upper Limb Assessment (RULA) is used for the risk assessment of workplace-related activities. Thus far, the paper and pen method (RULA-PP) has been predominantly used for this purpose.
Eileen M. Wanke +2 more
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Combined PLIBEL and RULA assessment of ergonomic risks across 12 operating room nursing procedures: a cross-sectional observational study [PDF]
Scientific ReportsOperating room (OR) nurses face elevated risks of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) due to sustained awkward postures, heavy patient handling, and prolonged static loading.
Yichao Yao, Qi Zhang, Yijing Ma
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Clinically Meaningful Improvement in Depression and Anxiety Among Psychiatry Patients Within a Measurement-Based Care Digital Mental Health Intervention: A Retrospective Analysis of Real-World Data from Rula Health [PDF]
Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and FinancingDepression and anxiety are common, disabling conditions that often require sustained psychiatric care. While digital mental health interventions (DMHIs) offer scalable access, few integrate measurement-based care (MBC) to track outcomes such as minimal ...
Kelsey L. McAlister PhD +5 more
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Science Progress, 2023 The aim of the study is to reach objective results about the ergonomic risks of nurses’ working postures not only by using questionnaires but also by using Rapid Entire Body Assessment (REBA) and Rapid Upper Limb Assessment (RULA) methods, which are risk
Özkan Ayvaz +2 more
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Automatic patient bed comfort structure analysis based on the RULA method [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2023 To improve patient care, reduce medical staff injuries, and increase the efficiency of the patient care process, automated patient beds are a very important innovation in the world of healthcare.
Dzulkiflih +5 more
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Sensors, 2021 Traditional ergonomic risk assessment tools such as the Rapid Upper Limb Assessment (RULA) are often not sensitive enough to evaluate well-optimized work routines. An implementation of kinematic data captured by inertial sensors is applied to compare two
Christian Maurer-Grubinger +9 more
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Nuclear cogeneration for cleaner desalination and power generation – A feasibility study
Cleaner Engineering and Technology, 2021 Population growth, economic development, groundwater impairment due to salt water intrusion and local vulnerabilities caused by rising sea levels prompt immediate necessity for customized adaptation strategies for the cities of Homestead and Miami in ...
Joachim M. Schmidt, Veera Gnaneswar Gude
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Ergonomic risk assessment of smartphone users using the Rapid Upper Limb Assessment (RULA) tool. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 The number of smartphone users globally is rapidly increasing. This study aimed to assess the level of ergonomic risk to smartphone users, and to evaluate the correlation between any self-reported musculoskeletal disorders and the level of ergonomic risk.
Suwalee Namwongsa +4 more
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Post‐Wildfire Stability of Unsaturated Hillslopes Against Rainfall‐Triggered Landslides
Earth's Future, 2023 Wildfire records demonstrate worsening patterns coupled with the spread to higher altitudes in several regions, raising the risk of post‐wildfire ground failures.
Masood Abdollahi +2 more
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Analysis of Working Postures in Rubber Manufacturing Industry by using OWAS and RULA Methods
International Journal of Pioneering Technology and Engineering, 2023 The basic conditions of working in a healthy and safe workplace are to design the job in accordance with the anthropometric measurements, body strength and personal characteristics of the person, to ensure that the materials, machinery and equipment used
Merve Yılmaz
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