Work related perceived stress and muscle activity during standardized computer work among female computer users

Work

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 189-199

  Larsman, Pernilla ^a   Thorn, S ^b,e   Sogaard K ^c   Sandsjo L ^b,d   Sjogaard G ^c   Kadefors, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^e VOLVO AERO CORPORATION   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Musculoskeletal disorders; Perceived stress; sEMG

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; JOB STRESS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SIMULATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARDIZATION; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE; WORK ENVIRONMENT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPUTER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NECK PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SHOULDER PAIN; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COMPUTERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NECK PAIN; SHOULDER PAIN; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 66149119864     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/WOR-2009-0805     Document Type: Article

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