The Impact of Story-Based Video Back Injury Prevention Training on Employee Motivation, Engagement, Knowledge, and Behavior

• Published in: Occupational health science Vol. 2; no. 2; pp. 203 - 214
• Main Authors: Hughes, M. Courtney, McCulloch, Emaley, Valdes, Elise
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.06.2018; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Back pain; Behavioral Science and Psychology; Brief Research Report; Disability; Industrial and Organizational Psychology; Injury prevention; Medical personnel; Mines; Occupational health; Occupational safety; Online instruction; Psychology; Quality of Life Research; Workers
• ISSN: 2367-0134; 2367-0142
• DOI: 10.1007/s41542-018-0016-6

In 2014, the incidence rate for nonfatal occupational back injuries was 18.5% with a median value of 8 missed workdays for each injury (Bureau of Labor Statistics 2015). An example of effective use of story-based training is a series of eight safety videos distributed by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). The Institutional Review Board at The Center for Outcome Analysis Human Subjects Division reviewed the approved the study protocols. Participant characteristics at baseline Characteristics Intervention (%, n = 25) Control (%, n = 33) P valuea Gender (Female) 100% 80% Age .36  18–24 26 30  25–34 26 30  35–44 9 8  45–54 35 12  55–64 4 20 Race (white) 74 84 .40 Occupation .89  Direct Support Professional 56 67  Business 22 17  Human Resources 11 17  Food Services 11 0 Reported having had back pain or .28 know someone with back pain 91 93 aP values were based on Chi-square test and Fisher’s exact test for categorical variables, and t-test for continuous variables Study Design Participants who consented to be in the study were placed into intervention or control groups.