The validity and interrater reliability of video-based posture observation during asymmetric lifting tasks

Human Factors

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 371-382

  Xu, Xu ^a   Chang, Chien Chi ^a   Faber, Gert S ^b   Kingma, Idsart ^c   Dennerlein, Jack T ^b  

^a LIBERTY MUTUAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR SAFETY   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

asymmetric lifting tasks; body segment angles; posture observation; side view video

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT TOOL; ASYMMETRIC LIFTING TASKS; BODY SEGMENT; ESTIMATION METHODS; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; INTRACLASS CORRELATION COEFFICIENTS; JOINT LOADING; MOTION TRACKING SYSTEM; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; POSTURE OBSERVATION; ROBUST ESTIMATION; SIDE-VIEW VIDEO; TRUNK LATERAL BENDING; VIDEO CLIPS;

ERGONOMICS; ESTIMATION; RATING; RELIABILITY; VIDEO RECORDING;

VIDEO CAMERAS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVATION; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; HUMANS; LIFTING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVATION; OBSERVER VARIATION; POSTURE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 79960756868     PISSN: 00187208     EISSN: 15478181     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0018720811410976     Document Type: Article

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