Design of work/rest schedules for computer work based on psychophysiological recovery measures

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 51-57

  Boucsein, Wolfram ^a   Thum, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WUPPERTAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Psychophysiology; Recovery; Rest breaks; Strain; System breakdowns; VDT

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; COMPUTER TERMINALS; DISPLAY DEVICES; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); HUMAN ENGINEERING; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; PERFORMANCE; PERSONNEL; PRODUCTIVITY; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; SUBJECTIVE TESTING; WORK-REST SCHEDULES;

ELECTRODERMAL ACTIVITY; MUSCULAR STRAIN; REST BREAKS; SYSTEM BREAKDOWNS; VISUAL DISPLAY TERMINAL;

ERGONOMICS; WORK-REST SCHEDULES;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; REST; VISUAL DISPLAY UNIT; WORK SCHEDULE;

EID: 0031194444     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8141(96)00031-5     Document Type: Article

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