Muscle- and task-dependent responses to concurrent physical and mental workload during intermittent static work

Ergonomics

Volumn 55, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1166-1179

  Mehta, Ranjana K ^a   Nussbaum, Maury A ^b   Agnew, Michael J ^b  

^a MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b State University   (United States)

Author keywords

mental workload; performance; physical workload; physiological responses

Indexed keywords

DEMAND CONDITIONS; ERGONOMICS INTERVENTION; FORCE FLUCTUATIONS; JOB DESIGN; MENTAL ARITHMETIC; MENTAL TASKS; MENTAL WORKLOAD; MOTOR CO-ORDINATION; MUSCLE ACTIVITIES; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS; OCCUPATIONAL TASKS; PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL WORKLOAD; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; WORKPLACE INJURIES;

CONCURRENCY CONTROL; ERGONOMICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PIECEWISE LINEAR TECHNIQUES;

MUSCLE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867282197     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2012.703695     Document Type: Article

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