Validity and reliability of rating scales for seated pressure discomfort

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 441-461

  Shen, Wenqi ^a   Parsons, Kenneth C ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Pressure sensation; Psychophysics; Scaling methods; Seating; Subjective judgment

Indexed keywords

INSTRUMENT SCALES; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; RELIABILITY; SENSORY PERCEPTION; SUBJECTIVE TESTING;

PRESSURE SENSATION; RATING SCALES; SEATED PRESSURE DISCOMFORT; TEST SEATING DEVICE;

ERGONOMICS;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ERGONOMICS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSICS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SENSATION; SITTING;

EID: 0031543308     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8141(96)00068-6     Document Type: Article

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