DocumentCode
2267951
Title
Placebos, back belts, and Hawthorne effect
Author
Metzgar, Carl R.
Author_Institution
Vulcan Mater. Co., Winston-Salem, NC, USA
fYear
1994
fDate
29 May-2 Jun 1994
Firstpage
439
Lastpage
456
Abstract
The use of soft back belts in industry and retailing to help prevent and thus control the costs of back injuries has accelerated over the past three years. The purpose of this paper is to suggest that the claimed positive results from using back belts, if any, can be explained by factors other than the physical effects of the belt. It is suggested that the placebo effect and/or the Hawthorne effect are a more likely explanation for the claimed positive results than any physical benefits of belt use
Keywords
orthotics; Hawthorne effect; back injuries costs control; back injuries prevention; placebo effect; soft back belts; Acceleration; Belts; Costs; Health and safety; Industrial control; Injuries;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Cement Industry Technical Conference, 1994. XXXVI Conference Record., 36th IEEE
Conference_Location
Seattle, WA
ISSN
1079-9931
Print_ISBN
0-7803-1766-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CITCON.1994.343421
Filename
343421
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