Effect of aging on performance, muscle activation and perceived stress during mentally demanding computer tasks

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 152-159

  Alkjær, Tine ^a,b   Pilegaard, Marianne ^a   Bakke, Merete ^a   Jensen, Bente R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Age; Computer work; Electromyography; Mental demand; Performance; Self rated stress

Indexed keywords

AGE-RELATED DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MENTAL STRESS; MENTAL TEST; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 17644418722     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.862     Document Type: Article

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