Effects of a standing and three dynamic workstations on computer task performance and cognitive function tests

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1570-1578

  Commissaris, Dianne A C M ^a   Könemann, Reinier ^a   Hiemstra van Mastrigt, Suzanne ^a   Burford, Eva Maria ^b   Botter, Juliane ^b   Douwes, Marjolein ^a   Ellegast, Rolf P ^b  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b INSTITUT FÜR ARBEITSSCHUTZ DER DEUTSCHEN GESETZLICHEN UNFALLVERSICHERUNG IFA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dynamic workstation; Physical activity; Work performance

Indexed keywords

EXERCISE EQUIPMENT; DYNAMICS; HEALTH RISKS;

COGNITIVE FUNCTIONS; ELLIPTICAL TRAINER; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SEDENTARY WORK; SHORT TERM; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORK PERFORMANCE; HIGH-PRECISION;

COMPUTER WORKSTATIONS;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETER; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; COGNITION; COMPUTER; COMPUTER MOUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUTCH; DYNAMIC WORKSTATION; ELLIPTICAL TRAINER; ERGOMETER; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOB PERFORMANCE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; READING; SITTING; STANDING; TASK PERFORMANCE; TREADMILL; WORKPLACE; BIOENGINEERING; BODY POSTURE; COMPUTER TERMINAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPORTS EQUIPMENT; BODY MOVEMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; DEXTERITY TEST; DUTCHMAN; EXERCISE INTENSITY; GENERAL MEDICAL DEVICE; SELF CONCEPT; STANDING WORKSTATION;

ADULT; COGNITION; COMPUTER TERMINALS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; POSTURE; SPORTS EQUIPMENT; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 84905005518     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: 18729126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2014.05.003     Document Type: Article

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