Performance and touch characteristics of disabled and non-disabled participants during a reciprocal tapping task using touch screen technology

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1038-1043

  Irwin, Curt B ^a   Sesto, Mary E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

Author keywords

Disability; Touch characteristics; Touch screen

Indexed keywords

ERGONOMICS; PHYSICAL THERAPY;

AVERAGE FORCE; DISABILITY; FINE MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR IMPAIRMENTS; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; OUTCOME MEASURES; TOUCH CHARACTERISTICS; TOUCH SCREEN TECHNOLOGY;

TOUCH SCREENS;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY; BEHAVIOR; DISABILITY; DWELL TIME; FEMALE; FORCE; HUMAN; IMPULSE; KINETICS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR CONTROL DISABILITY; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; RECIPROCAL TAPPING TASK; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME; TOUCH; TOUCH SCREEN TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84863777693     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: 18729126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2012.03.003     Document Type: Article

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