Effects of concurrent physical and mental demands for a short duration static task

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 488-493

  Mehta, Ranjana K ^a   Agnew, Michael J ^a  

^a Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Mental demand; Physical demand; Upper extremity disorder

Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLY-LINE WORKERS; CO-CONTRACTION; COMPUTER OPERATORS; FORCE FLUCTUATIONS; HEALTHCARE WORKERS; HIGHER LOADS; LOWER ARM; MAXIMUM VOLUNTARY CONTRACTION; MENTAL DEMAND; MENTAL TASKS; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE ACTIVITIES; MUSCULAR EFFORT; NASA-TLX; PHYSICAL DEMAND; SHORT DURATIONS; SUBJECTIVE ASSESSMENTS; SURFACE ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; UPPER EXTREMITY;

HEALTH CARE; MEDICAL COMPUTING; NASA;

MUSCLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELTOID MUSCLE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL TASK; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRESS; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROOP TEST; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

EID: 80051473469     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: 18728219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2011.04.005     Document Type: Article

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