Exploring the Relationship of Task Performance and Physical and Cognitive Fatigue during a Daylong Light Precision Task

Human Factors

Volumn 59, Issue 7, 2017, Pages 1029-1047

  Yung, Marcus ^a   Manji, Rahim ^a   Wells, Richard P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

errors; fatigue; low load work; performance; work measurement

Indexed keywords

ERGONOMICS; ERRORS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; PRODUCTIVITY;

COGNITIVE PROCESS; CONTROLLED LABORATORIES; FATIGUE RESPONSE; LOW LOAD; OPERATION SYSTEM; PERFORMANCE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS; WORK MEASUREMENT;

PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

ADULT; DYSTHYMIA; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL FATIGUE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85030720342     PISSN: 00187208     EISSN: 15478181     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0018720817717026     Document Type: Article

References (81)

1. Adamo D. E., Martin B. J., Johnson P. W., (2002). Vibration-induced muscle fatigue, a possible contribution to musculoskeletal injury. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 88, 134-140.
2. Axelsson J., (2000). Quality and ergonomics: Towards successful integration (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). University of Linköping, Linköping, Sweden.
3. Babault N., Desbrosses K., Fabre M.-S., Michaut A., Pousson M., (2006). Neuromuscular fatigue development during maximal concentric and isometric knee extensions. Journal of Applied Physiology, 100, 780-785.
4. Barker Steege L. M., Nussbaum M. A., (2013). Dimensions of fatigue as predictors of performance: A structural equation modeling approach among registered nurses. IIE Transactions on Occupational Ergonomics and Human Factors, 1, 16-30.
5. Baschera P., Grandjean E., (1979). Effects of repetitive tasks with different degrees of difficulty on critical fusion frequency (CFF) and subjective state. Ergonomics, 22 (4), 377-385.
6. Basmajian J. V., De Luca C. J., (1985). Muscles alive. Baltimore, MD: Williams & Wilkins.
7. Behm D. G., (2004). Force maintenance with submaximal fatiguing contractions. Canadian Journal of Applied Physiology, 29, 274-290.
8. Bilodeau M., Bisson É., DeGrâce D., Després I., Johnson M., (2009). Muscle activation characteristics associated with differences in physiological tremor amplitude between the dominant and non-dominant hand. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 19, 131-138.
9. Boksem M. A., Meijman T. F., Lorist M. M., (2005). Effects of mental fatigue on attention: An ERP study. Cognitive Brain Research, 25, 107-116.
10. Boksem M. A., Meijman T. F., Lorist M. M., (2006). Mental fatigue, motivation and action monitoring. Biological Psychology, 72, 123-132.
11. Buckley R. J., Helton W. S., Innes C. R. H., Dalrymple-Alford J. C., Jones R. D., (2016). Attention lapses and behavioural microsleeps during tracking, psychomotor vigilance, and dual tasks. Consciousness and Cognition, 45, 174-183.
12. Carignan B., Daneault J.-F., Duval C., (2012). The organization of upper limb physiological tremor. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 112, 1269-1284.
13. Carpenter M. G., Murnaghan C. D., Inglis J. T., (2010). Shifting the balance: Evidence of an exploratory role for postural sway. Neuroscience, 171, 196-204.
14. Ciriello V. M., Bennie K. J., Johnson P. W., Dennerlein J. T., (2002). Comparison of three psychophysical techniques to establish maximum acceptable torques of repetitive ulnar deviation. Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science, 3, 274-284.
15. Côté J. N., Feldman A. G., Mathieu P. A., Levin M. F., (2008). Effects of fatigue on intermuscular coordination during repetitive hammering. Motor Control, 12, 79-92.
16. Côté J. N., Mathieu P. A., Levin M. F., Feldman A. G., (2002). Movement reorganization to compensate for fatigue during sawing. Experimental Brain Research, 146, 394-398.
17. Cram J. R., Kasman G. S., (1998). Introduction to surface electromyography. Gaithersburg, MD: Aspen.
18. Curran S., Wattis J. P., (1998). Critical flicker fusion threshold: A useful research tool in patients with Alzheimer's disease. Human Psychopharmacology, 13, 337-355.
19. David G., Buckle P., (1997). A questionnaire survey of the ergonomic problems associated with pipettes and their usage with specific reference to work-related upper limb disorders. Applied Ergonomics, 28, 257-262.
20. Davranche K., Pichon A., (2005). Critical flicker frequency threshold increment after an exhausting exercise. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 27, 515-520.
21. Dennerlein J. T., Ciriello V. M., Kerin K. J., Johnson J. W., (2003). Fatigue in the forearm resulting from low-level repetitive ulnar deviation. American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal, 64, 799-805. doi: 10.1080/15428110308984875
22. Drury C. G., (1997). The Ergonomics Society The Society's Lecture 1996 Ergonomics and the quality of movement. Ergonomics, 40 (3), 249-264. doi: 10.1080/001401397188134
23. Dudschig C., Jentzsch I., (2009). Speeding before and slowing after errors: Is it all just strategy? Brain Research, 1296, 56-62. doi: 10.1016/j.brainres.2009.08.009
24. Dutilh G., Vandekerckhove J., Forstmann B. U., Keuleers E., Brysbaert M., Wagenmakers E. J., (2012). Testing theories of post-error slowing. Attention, Perception & Psychophysics, 74, 454-465. doi: 10.3758/s13414-011-0243-2
25. Eagles J. B., Halliday A. M., Redfearn J. W. T., (1955). The effects of fatigue on tremor. In Floyd W. F., Welford A. T., (Eds.), Symposium on fatigue (pp. 41-58). London, UK: H. K. Lewis & Co.
26. Eklund J. A. E., (1999). Ergonomics and quality management-humans in interaction with technology, work environment and organization. International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics, 5, 143-160.
27. Elble R. J., Randall J. E., (1976). Motor-unit activity responsible for 8- to 12- Hz component of human physiological finger tremor. Journal of Neurophysiology, 39, 370-383.
28. Enoka R. M., Stuart D. G., (1992). Neurobiology of muscle fatigue. Journal of Applied Physiology, 72, 1631-1648.
29. Epling S. L., Blakely M. J., Russell P. N., Helton W. S., (2016). Free recall and outdoor running: Cognitive and physical demand interference. Experimental Brain Research, 234, 2979-2987.
30. Falck A.-C., Ortengren R., Högberg D., (2010). The impact of poor assembly ergonomics on product quality: A cost-benefit analysis in car manufacturing. Human Factors in Ergonomics in Manufacturing & Service Industries, 20, 24-41.
31. Folkard S., Åkerstedt T., (2004). Trends in the risk of accidents and injuries and their implications for models of fatigue and performance. Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine, 75, A161-A167.
32. Fredriksson K., (1995). Laboratory work with automatic pipettes: A study on how pipetting affects the thumb. Ergonomics, 38, 1067-1073.
33. Gandevia S. C., (1998). Neural control in human muscle fatigue: Changes in muscle afferents, moto neurones and moto cortical drive. Acta Physiologica Scandinavica, 162, 275-283.
34. Gibson E. L., Green M. W., (2002). Nutritional influences on cognitive function: Mechanisms of susceptibility. Nutrition Research Reviews, 15, 169-206.
35. Greig M., Wells R. P., (2008). A systematic exploration of distal arm muscle activity and perceived exertion while applying external forces and moments. Ergonomics, 51, 1238-1257.
36. Hallett M., (1998). Overview of human tremor physiology. Movement Disorders, 13 (S3), 43-48.
37. Hammarskjöld E., Harms-Ringdahl K., (1992). Effect of arm-shoulder fatigue on carpenters at work. European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology, 64, 402-409. DOI: 10.1007/BF00625058
38. Hamrol A., Kowalik D., Kujawi.,sk A., (2011). Impact of selected work condition factors on quality of manual assembly process. Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing & Service Industries, 21, 156-163. doi: 10.1002/hfm.20233
39. Head J., Helton W. S., (2014). Sustained attention failures are primarily due to sustained cognitive load not task monotony. Acta Psychologica, 153, 87-94.
40. Head J. R., Tenan M. S., Tweedell A. J., Price T. F., LaFiandra M. E., Helton W. S., (2016). Cognitive fatigue influences time-on-task during bodyweight resistance training exercise. Frontiers in Physiology, 7, 373.
41. Hester S. B., Fowler S. C., (1980). Limb tremor as an indicator of emotional arousal. The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 168, 679-684.
42. Holtzer R., Shuman M., Mahoney J. R., Lipton R., Varghese J., (2011). Cognitive fatigue defined in the context of attention networks. Neuropsychology, Development, and Cognition. Section B, Aging, Neuropsychology and Cognition, 18, 108-128.
43. Hubley-Kozey C. L., Deluzio K. J., Landry S. C., McNutt J. S., Stanish W. D., (2006). Neuromuscular alterations during walking in persons with moderate knee osteoarthritis. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 16, 365-378.
44. Jolliffe I. T., (2002). Principal component analysis (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Springer-Verlag.
45. Lakie M. D., Hayes N. R., Combes N., Langford N., (2004). Is postural tremor size controlled by interstitial potassium concentration in muscle? Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, 75, 1013-1018.
46. Leyk D., Rohde U., Erley O., Gorges W., Wunderlich M., Rüther T., Essfeld D., (2006). Recovery of hand grip strength and hand steadiness after exhausting manual stretcher carriage. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 96, 593-599.
47. Lintula M., Nevala N., (2006). Ergonomics and the usability of mechanical single-channel liquid dosage pipettes. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 36, 257-263.
48. Lu M.-L., James T., Lowe B., Berrero M., Kong Y.-K., (2008). An investigation of hand forces and postures for using selected mechanical pipettes. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 38, 18-29.
49. Madeleine P., Bajaj P., Søgaard K., Arendt-Nielsen L., (2001). Mechanomyography and electromyography force relationships during concentric, isometric and eccentric contractions. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 11, 113-121.
50. Mehta R. K., Agnew M. J., (2012). Influence of mental workload on muscle endurance, fatigue, and recovery during intermittent static work. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 112, 2891-2902.
51. Meijman T. F., (1997). Mental fatigue and the efficiency of information processing in relation to work times. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 20, 31-38.
52. Mizuno K., Watanabe Y., (2008). Utility of an advanced trail making test as a neuropsychological tool for an objective evaluation of work efficiency during mental fatigue. In Watanabe Y., Evengård B., Natelson B. H., Jason L. A., Kuratsune H., (Eds.), Fatigue science for human health (pp. 47-54). New York, NY: Springer.
53. Morris T. L., Miller J. C., (1996). Electrooculographic and performance indices of fatigue during simulated flight. Biological Psychology, 42, 343-360.
54. Neumann W. P., Dul J., (2010). Human factors: Spanning the gap between OM and HRM. International Journal of Operations & Production Management, 30, 923-950.
55. Neumann W. P., Kolus A., Wells R. P., (2016,). Human factors in production system design and quality performance: A systematic review. Paper presented at the 8th IFAC Conference on Manufacturing, Modelling, Management and Control, Troyes, France.
56. Oxendine J. B., (1970). Emotional arousal and motor performance. Quest, 13, 23-32.
57. Paillard T., (2012). Effects of general and local fatigue on postural control: A review. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 36, 162-176.
58. Park J.-K., Buchholz B., (2013). Effects of work surface height on muscle activity and posture of the upper extremity during simulated pipetting. Ergonomics, 56, 1147-1158.
59. Reason J., (1990). Human error. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
60. Rose L. M., Orrenius U. E., Neumann W. P., (2013). Work environment and the bottom line: Survey of tools relating work environment to business results. Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manfacturing & Service Industries, 23, 368-381.
61. Saxby D. J., Matthews G., Warm J. S., Hitchcock E. M., Neubauer C., (2013). Active and passive fatigue in simulated driving: Discriminating styles of workload regulation and their safety impacts. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 19, 287-300.
62. Schleicher R., Galley N., Briest S., Galley L., (2008). Blinks and saccades as indicators of fatigue in sleepiness warnings: Looking tired? Ergonomics, 51, 982-1010.
63. Shinohara M., Søgaard K., (2006). Mechanomyography for studying force fluctuations and muscle fatigue. Exercise and Sport Sciences Review, 34, 59-64.
64. Siegle G. J., Ichikawa N., Steinhauer S., (2008). Blink before and after you think: Blinks occur prior to and following cognitive load indexed by pupillary responses. Psychophysiology, 45, 679-687.
65. Simonson E., Bro3/4ek J., (1952). Flicker fusion frequency: Background and applications. Physiological Reviews, 32, 349-378.
66. Søgaard K., Blangsted A. K., Jørgensen L. V., Madeleine P., Sjøgaard G., (2003). Evidence of long term muscle fatigue following prolonged intermittent contractions based on mechano- and electromyograms. Journal of Electromyography & Kinesiology, 13, 441-450.
67. Srinivasan D., Rudolfsson T., Mathiassen S. E., (2015). Between- and within- subject variance of motor variability metrics in females performing repetitive upper-extremity precision work. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 25, 121-129.
68. Stern J. A., Walrath L. C., Goldstein R., (1984). The endogenous eyeblink. Psychophysiology, 21, 22-33.
69. Styles E., (2014). Chapter 3: Attention. In Groome D., (Ed.), An introduction to cognitive psychology: Processes and disorders (3rd ed., pp. 70-97). New York, NY: Psychology Press.
70. Van Hilten J. J., van Dijk J. G., Dunnewold R. J. W., van der Velde E. A., Kemp B., van Brummelen P., van der Krogt J. A., Roos R. A. C., Buruma O. J. S., (1991). Diurnal variation of essential and physiological tremor. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry, 54, 516-519.
71. Vøllestad N. K., (1997). Measurement of human muscle fatigue. Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 74, 219-227. doi: 10.1016/S0165-0270(97)02251-6
72. Weir J. P., Beck T. W., Cramer J. T., Housh T. J., (2006). Is fatigue all in your head? A critical review of the central governor model. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 40, 573-586. doi: 10.1136/bjsm.2005.023028
73. Westerblad H., Bruton J. D., Katz A., (2010). Skeletal muscle: Energy metabolism, fiber types, fatigue and adaptability. Experimental Cell Research, 316, 3093-3099. doi: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2010.05.019
74. Westgaard R. H., Winkel J., (1996). Guidelines for occupational musculoskeletal load as a basis for intervention: A critical review. Applied Ergonomics, 27, 79-88.
75. Wiker S. F., Chaffin D. B., Langolf G. D., (1989). Shoulder posture and localized muscle fatigue and discomfort. Ergonomics, 32, 211-237.
76. Yung M., (2016). Fatigue at the workplace: Measurement and temporal development (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from UWSpace.
77. Yung M., Bigelow P. L., Hastings D. M., Wells R. P., (2014). Detecting within- and between-day manifestations of neuromuscular fatigue at work: An exploratory study. Ergonomics, 57, 1562-1573.
78. Yung M., Wells R. P., (2013). Changes in muscle geometry during forearm pronation and supination and their relationships to EMG cross-correlation measures. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 23, 664-672.
79. Yung M., Wells R. P., (2016 a). Responsive upper limb and cognitive fatigue measures during light precision work: An 8-hour simulated micropipetting study. Ergonomics. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/00140139.2016.1242782
80. Yung M., Wells R. P., (2016 b). Sensitivity, reliability, and the effects of diurnal variation on a test battery of field usable upper limb fatigue measures. Ergonomics. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/00140139.2016.1243734
81. Yung M., Wells R. P., (2017). Documenting the temporal pattern of fatigue development with a complementary set of fatigue measures. Manuscript submitted for publication.