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Title | ||
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Comparisons of musculoskeletal complaints and data entry between a sitting and a sit-stand workstation paradigm. |
Abstract | ||
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Background: Seated working positions are often regarded as a cause for discomfort in the musculoskeletal system. Performing work in different working positions-that is, alternating between sitting and standing (sit-stand workstation paradigm)-could help reduce physical complaints. Objective: The questions were whether performing office work partly in a standing position leads to reduced complaints and whether standing would change the efficiency of data entry office work. Method: We investigated the effect of a sit-stand workstation paradigmd during experimental data entry office work on physical and psychological complaints and data entry efficiency by conducting a randomized controlled trial with 60 male participants ages 18 to 35 years. Results: In this experiment, musculoskeletal complaints were reduced by a sit-stand workstation paradigm. A trend could be identified indicating a small but nonsignificant loss of efficiency in data entry while standing. Conclusion: A sit-stand workstation paradigm reduces musculoskeletal complaints without considerably affecting data entry efficiency under the presented study conditions (young male participants, short duration, fixed and controlled sit-stand workstation paradigm, simulated experimental working condition). Application: According to the present data, implementing a sit-stand workstation paradigm can be an effective workplace health intervention to reduce musculoskeletal complaints. This experiment encourages further studies on the effectiveness of a sit-stand workstation paradigm. Experimental research and field studies that prove the reduction of complaints when introducing a sit-stand workstation paradigm in the workplace could be the basis for evidence-based recommendations regarding such interventions. |
Year | DOI | Venue |
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2009 | 10.1177/0018720809338173 | HUMAN FACTORS |
Keywords | Field | DocType |
environmental design,randomized controlled trial,field study,human computer interaction | Simulation,Physical therapy,Human factors and ergonomics,Data entry,Randomized controlled trial,Workstation,Musculoskeletal disorder,Engineering,Sitting | Journal |
Volume | Issue | ISSN |
51 | 3 | 0018-7208 |
Citations | PageRank | References |
5 | 1.29 | 0 |
Authors | ||
5 | ||
Name | Order | Citations | PageRank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Britta Husemann | 1 | 5 | 1.29 |
| Carolin Yvonne Von Mach | 2 | 5 | 1.29 |
| Daniel Borsotto | 3 | 5 | 1.29 |
| Kirsten Isabel Zepf | 4 | 5 | 1.29 |
| Jutta Scharnbacher | 5 | 5 | 1.29 |