Hand usage pattern and upper body discomfort of desktop touchscreen users

Ergonomics

Volumn 57, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1397-1404

  Kang, Hwayeong ^a   Shin, Gwanseob ^a  

^a Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

body discomfort; hand preference; handedness; touch interface; touchscreen

Indexed keywords

ERGONOMICS; PHYSICAL THERAPY;

BODY DISCOMFORTS; HAND PREFERENCE; HANDEDNESS; TOUCH INTERFACES; TOUCHSCREEN;

USER INTERFACES;

ADOLESCENT; BODY POSTURE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; HAND; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MICROCOMPUTER; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; PHYSIOLOGY; TOUCH; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; DATA DISPLAY; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HAND; HUMANS; MICROCOMPUTERS; MOVEMENT; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; POSTURE; TOUCH; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84906342691     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2014.924574     Document Type: Article

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