Effects of adjustable sit-stand VDT workstations on workers' musculoskeletal discomfort, alertness and performance

Industrial Health

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 497-505

  Ebara, Takeshi ^a   Kubo, Tomohide ^a   Inoue, Tatsuki ^b   Murasaki, Gen I ^c   Takeyama, Hidemaro ^d   Sato, Tomoaki ^a   Suzumura, Hatsuko ^e   Niwa, Sayuri ^a   Takanishi, Toshimasa ^a   Tachi, Norihide ^f   Itani, Toru ^g  

^a NAGOYA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b RYUKOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Japan Post   (Japan)

^d TOKAI GAKUEN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e AICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f CHUBU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^g INTERNATIONAL LABOUR OFFICE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Arousal level; Ergonomics; LF HF; Local muscular workloads; Musculoskeletal discomfort; Sit stand worktable; VDT; Work performance; Work related musculoskeletal disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SITTING; SOMNOLENCE; STANDING; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL DISPLAY UNIT; WORKLOAD;

EID: 54449099708     PISSN: 00198366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.46.497     Document Type: Article

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