Musculoskeletal disorders in aged care workers: a systematic review of contributing factors and interventions.

Background: There is limited evidence on contributing factors and effective interventions for musculoskeletal injuries in aged care workers.

Purpose: To systematically review the factors that contribute to musculoskeletal disorder risk amongst workers in the aged care industry, and to undertake a qualitative comparison of the interventions designed and implemented to prevent injury within this workforce.

Methods: A systematic review of the literature was conducted in Web of Science, Scopus, ProQuest, Medline, and PubMed.