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1. Surgeons perform strength training to reduce the relative load on muscles
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Have knowledge about strength training effects and how to perform training
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Possess the skills to perform strength training
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Acknowledge the meaning of strength training as health promoting
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Management and surgeons give priority to strength training and surgeons support each other
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Feel confident with performing strength training and believe in own abilities
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Expectation that strength training prevents musculoskeletal pain
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2. Surgeons gain knowledge on how their work impacts their health
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Have knowledge about how operations can impact on the musculoskeletal system
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Possess the skills to prevent negative physical influence of work
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Accept that musculoskeletal pain may be a consequence of being a surgeon
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Management and surgeons build a common understanding of potential negative impacts on health
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Believe they are capable of preventing work-related musculoskeletal pain
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Expectation that prevention of musculoskeletal pain will lead to a healthier working life
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3. Surgeons learn to use physical ergonomic guidelines and available equipment
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Have knowledge about physical ergonomic guidelines and how to use available equipment
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Possess the skills to use physical ergonomics and available equipment
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Accept and are positive about the use of physical ergonomics
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Management and surgeons support colleagues’ use of ergonomic equipment
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Feel confident with using ergonomic equipment and believe in own abilities
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Expectation that physical ergonomics has a preventive effect on musculoskeletal pain
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4. Surgeons incorporate micro-breaks during surgery to prevent muscle fatigue
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Have knowledge about how to use micro-breaks
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Possess the skills to implement micro-breaks during operations
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Accept and are positive about the usefulness of micro-breaks during operations
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Management and surgeons support colleagues’ use of micro-breaks.
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Believe in their ability to implement micro-breaks
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Expectation that use of micro-breaks has a preventive effect on musculoskeletal pain
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5. Management prioritise surgeons’ health
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Have knowledge about surgeons’ work-related challenges and impact on musculoskeletal health
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Possesses the skills for continuously prioritising surgeons’ musculoskeletal health
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Make clear the meaningfulness and importance of giving priority to preventive and rehabilitating strategies
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Support relevant strategies e.g. physical ergonomics and physical exercise training
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Believes that strategies for prevention of musculoskeletal pain are feasible and effective
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Expectation that if the management actively prioritises prevention of musculoskeletal pain among surgeons, the surgeons will also prioritise the issue themselves.
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6. The hospital incorporates strategies and action plans focusing on surgeons’ musculoskeletal pain
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Has knowledge about prevention and rehabilitation of work-related musculoskeletal pain
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Possesses the skills to continuously perform and renew strategies for prevention and rehabilitation of musculoskeletal pain
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Makes clear the meaningfulness and importance of surgeons’ musculoskeletal health
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Provides support to strategies that allow surgeons to perform their job without experiencing work-related musculoskeletal pain
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Believes that strategies and action plans can prevent and rehabilitate musculoskeletal pain among surgeons
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Expectation that by having strategies and action plans ready for the surgeons, the surgeons feel more obliged to engage, which is likely to improve efficiency
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