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The Impact of Use of Dual Monitor Screens on 3D Head–Neck Posture and Activity of Neck Muscles 使用双显示器对三维头颈姿势和颈部肌肉活动的影响
Pub Date : 2013-01-01 DOI: 10.1080/21577323.2012.667051
A. Nimbarte, Rabab T. Alabdulmohsen, S. Guffey, J. Etherton
OCCUPATIONAL APPLICATIONS Computers with dual monitor screens are being increasingly used at many workplaces. Altered screen layout and increased viewing space associated with dual monitor screens may affect head–neck working postures and the activity of neck muscles. However, this problem has not been investigated in the past, and standard guidelines based on empirical data are not available for setting up a computer workstation with dual monitor screens. The present study compared the effects of single versus dual monitor screens on 3D head–neck postures and the activity of neck muscles in computer users. The results of this study have demonstrated that working on a video display unit workstation with dual monitor screens involved more rotated, asymmetric head–neck postures and higher activation of the anterior neck muscles than a video display unit workstation with a single monitor screen. TECHNICAL ABSTRACT Background: Among workstation design factors, placement of the computer monitor screen is the most frequently identified risk factor for neck and shoulder pain among video display unit users. One of the recent changes in video display unit workstation design that may influence the position of computer monitor screens is the use of dual monitors. Some studies have shown that user performance and efficiency was positively affected by the use of dual monitor screens; however, the effect of use of dual monitor screens on the biomechanical behavior of the head-neck region is currently unknown. Purpose: This study was aimed at understanding the effect of single versus dual monitor screens on 3D head–neck postures and the activity of neck muscles. Method: Ten healthy participants performed three types of video display unit tasks: (1) reading for 10 minutes, (2) typing for 5 minutes, and (3) performing search and find tasks for 10 minutes using single and dual monitor screens. An inertial motion-capture system was used to measure 3D head–neck postures. Activity of sternocleidomastoid and cervical trapezius muscles was recorded bilaterally using surface electromyography. Results: Use of dual monitor screens significantly increased head–neck rotation by 9.0° compared to the single monitor screen. The range of motion of head–neck rotation increased significantly by 8.4° using dual monitor screens compared to the single monitor screen. Corresponding to the increase in the head–neck rotation, a contralateral increase in the activity of the right sternocleidomastoid muscle was observed with the dual monitor screen layout. Activity of cervical trapezius muscle was not affected by the type of monitor layout. Conclusions: Increased activation of anterior neck muscles caused by asymmetrical, more rotated head–neck postures while operating a video display unit workstation with dual monitor screens may increase the risk of neck musculoskeletal disorders, especially with prolonged computer use.
双显示器的计算机越来越多地应用于许多工作场所。双显示器屏幕改变屏幕布局和增加观看空间可能会影响头颈部的工作姿势和颈部肌肉的活动。然而,这一问题在过去并没有被调查过,也没有基于经验数据的标准指南来设置双显示器的计算机工作站。本研究比较了单屏幕和双屏幕对电脑用户三维头颈部姿势和颈部肌肉活动的影响。本研究的结果表明,与单屏幕的视频显示单元工作站相比,在具有双显示器屏幕的视频显示单元工作站工作涉及更多的旋转,不对称的头颈姿势和更高的颈部前肌肉激活。技术摘要背景:在工作站设计因素中,计算机显示器屏幕的放置是视频显示设备用户中最常见的颈部和肩部疼痛风险因素。视频显示单元工作站设计的最新变化之一是使用双显示器,这可能会影响计算机显示器屏幕的位置。一些研究表明,使用双显示器屏幕对用户的表现和效率有积极影响;然而,使用双监视器屏幕对头颈区域生物力学行为的影响目前尚不清楚。目的:本研究旨在了解单屏幕和双屏幕对3D头颈姿势和颈部肌肉活动的影响。方法:10名健康参与者执行三种类型的视频显示单元任务:(1)阅读10分钟,(2)打字5分钟,(3)使用单显示器和双显示器屏幕执行搜索和查找任务10分钟。惯性动作捕捉系统用于测量三维头颈部姿势。用表面肌电图记录双侧胸锁乳突肌和颈斜方肌的活动。结果:与单监视器相比,使用双监视器可显著增加头颈旋转9.0°。与单监视器屏幕相比,使用双监视器屏幕头颈旋转的运动范围显着增加了8.4°。与头颈旋转的增加相对应,双监视器屏幕布局观察到右侧胸锁乳突肌活动的对侧增加。颈斜方肌的活动不受监视器布局类型的影响。结论:在使用双显示器的视频显示单元工作站时,不对称的、更多旋转的头颈姿势会增加颈部前肌的激活,这可能会增加颈部肌肉骨骼疾病的风险,特别是长时间使用电脑。
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引用次数: 11
Dimensions of Fatigue as Predictors of Performance: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach Among Registered Nurses 疲劳的维度作为工作表现的预测因子:注册护士的结构方程建模方法
Pub Date : 2013-01-01 DOI: 10.1080/21577323.2011.637153
Linsey M. Barker Steege, M. Nussbaum
OCCUPATIONAL APPLICATIONS This study developed and evaluated a quantitative model relating dimensions of occupational fatigue and performance among registered nurses. Fatigue is a likely contributing factor to medical errors, with implications for both patient and provider safety. Thus, there is an ongoing need to further understand, define, and quantify the effects of fatigue on performance in healthcare workers, particularly nurses. The final model developed here supports existing evidence that mental and physical fatigue are distinct dimensions that contribute to a separate construct—total fatigue. Further, mental and physical fatigue dimensions had both direct and indirect effects on perceptions of mental and physical performance in this population. This model can be used by practitioners to evaluate fatigue interventions and estimate potential changes in perceived performance based on subjective measures of performance. TECHNICAL ABSTRACT Background: While fatigue has been linked to performance decrements in nurses, relationships between dimensions of fatigue and the effects of fatigue on performance have not been fully defined. Purpose: A quantitative model was developed here to relate mental and physical dimensions of fatigue to total fatigue and to evaluate direct and indirect effects of dimensions of fatigue on dimensions of performance. Methods: Data from a previous survey of registered nurses were used to estimate the model using structural equation modeling. Initial hypothesized and alternate models were evaluated for fit, and a final model was cross-validated with a subset of the sample. Results: All models had adequate fit to the data. Pathways in the initial and validation models indicated that total fatigue does exist as a construct and is directly affected by mental and physical fatigue. Direct effects were found between mental fatigue and mental performance and between physical fatigue and physical performance. Total fatigue, however, did not play a mediating role in the relationship between dimensions of fatigue and performance. Conclusions: The final model provides quantitative estimates of the strength of relationships between perceived dimensions of occupational fatigue and performance in registered nurses, and it can be used to guide the development and evaluation of fatigue interventions.
本研究开发并评估了注册护士职业疲劳与工作表现的定量模型。疲劳可能是导致医疗差错的一个因素,对患者和提供者的安全都有影响。因此,需要进一步了解、定义和量化疲劳对医护人员(尤其是护士)工作表现的影响。这里开发的最后一个模型支持现有的证据,即精神和身体疲劳是不同的维度,有助于单独的构建-总疲劳。此外,精神和身体疲劳维度对这一人群的精神和身体表现的感知有直接和间接的影响。这个模型可以被从业者用来评估疲劳干预和估计潜在的变化感知性能基于主观措施的表现。技术摘要背景:虽然疲劳与护士的绩效下降有关,但疲劳维度和疲劳对绩效的影响之间的关系尚未完全确定。目的:本文建立了一个定量模型,将疲劳的心理和身体维度与总疲劳联系起来,并评估疲劳维度对性能维度的直接和间接影响。方法:采用结构方程模型对以往注册护士的调查数据进行模型估计。评估初始假设和替代模型的拟合性,并与样本子集交叉验证最终模型。结果:各模型与数据拟合良好。初始模型和验证模型的路径表明,全疲劳确实作为一种结构存在,并直接受到精神和身体疲劳的影响。心理疲劳与心理表现、身体疲劳与身体表现之间存在直接影响。然而,总疲劳在疲劳维度与绩效之间的关系中不起中介作用。结论:最终模型提供了注册护士职业疲劳感知维度与绩效之间关系强度的定量估计,可用于指导疲劳干预措施的制定和评估。
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引用次数: 37
The Effect of Design and Placement of Work-Zone Warning Signs on Driver Speed Compliance: A Simulator-Based Study 工作区域警告标志的设计与放置对驾驶员速度遵从性的影响:基于仿真的研究
Pub Date : 2013-01-01 DOI: 10.1080/21577323.2012.714839
Lesley J. Strawderman, Yunchen Huang, Teena M. Garrison
OCCUPATIONAL APPLICATIONS In this work, simulated driving was used to test how characteristics of dynamic message signs impact driver behavior when entering designated work zones. Driver compliance with posted speed limits was measured in response to signs that differed in terms of placement distance and type of sign design. Signs should be placed farther ahead of the work zone to enhance speed compliance. Such compliance can also be enhanced by using concise sign content. TECHNICAL ABSTRACT Background and Rationale: In recent years, the number of occupational fatalities occurring as a result of workers being struck by vehicles while on the job has remained high. Fatalities are especially apparent at road construction sites, where nearly half of the fatal occupational injuries were classified as a worker being struck by a moving vehicle, highlighting the need for research to identify techniques to reduce the incidence of injury in future years. Purpose: This project investigated how the characteristics of a dynamic message sign can impact driver compliance with posted information in work-zone settings, specifically signs indicating speed reduction. Methods: Driving simulation was used to assess the effects of three placement distances (305, 457, and 610 m before the work zone) and four sign designs (differing in whether the sign was static versus dynamic and the amount of information presented). The study was completed by 39 participants, during which driving speed and compliance with speed change were recorded. Results: Placement of the speed-reduction signs impacted driver behavior, with greater placement distances being associated with higher speed reduction and compliance rates. Speed reduction was also significantly impacted by sign design, with the largest speed reduction apparent with signs that are static or with dynamic signs that presented one complete statement per display frame. Conclusions: To achieve greater driver compliance with speed limits within work zones, greater sign placement distance is preferred. The content of dynamic message sign needs to be engineered to increase driver compliance by presenting direct, relevant information in concise and complete phrases.
在这项工作中,模拟驾驶被用来测试动态信息标志的特征如何影响驾驶员进入指定工作区域时的行为。驾驶员遵守张贴的速度限制是根据不同的放置距离和不同类型的标志设计来衡量的。标志应放置在工作区域的前方,以提高速度合规性。这种遵从性也可以通过使用简洁的标识内容来增强。技术摘要背景和理由:近年来,由于工人在工作中被车辆撞击而导致的职业死亡人数一直很高。道路施工工地的死亡人数尤其明显,在那里,近一半的致命职业伤害被归类为工人被移动的车辆撞击,这突出表明需要研究确定在未来几年减少伤害发生率的技术。目的:本项目调查动态消息标志的特征如何影响驾驶员遵守工作区域设置中发布的信息,特别是指示减速的标志。方法:使用驾驶模拟来评估三种放置距离(工作区域前305,457和610米)和四种标志设计(标志是静态的还是动态的以及所呈现的信息量不同)的效果。39名参与者完成了这项研究,在此期间,他们记录了驾驶速度和对速度变化的依从性。结果:减速标志的放置影响驾驶员的行为,更大的放置距离与更高的减速和合规率相关。速度降低也受到标识设计的显著影响,静态或动态标识在每个展示框中呈现一个完整的陈述时,速度降低幅度最大。结论:为了使驾驶员更好地遵守工作区域内的限速,更大的标志放置距离是首选。动态消息标志的内容需要经过设计,以简洁完整的短语呈现直接、相关的信息,从而提高驱动程序的合规性。
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引用次数: 17
Application of the Basic Terminology in Activity Theory 基本术语在活动理论中的应用
Pub Date : 2013-01-01 DOI: 10.1080/21577323.2012.727771
G. Bedny, O. Chebykin
OCCUPATIONAL APPLICATIONS This article presents a comparative analysis of the basic terminology of activity theory. This terminology has its roots in Russian activity theory, and some translations failed to capture the original meaning of its basic concepts. The same terminology is utilized in other fields of psychology where it has a totally different meaning. Analysis of basic terminology of general, applied, and systemic-structural activity theory presented in this article will have value for ergonomists and engineers who utilize activity theory in practice. Without a clear understanding of basic activity theory terminology, its application by practitioners will be difficult. TECHNICAL ABSTRACT Background: Activity theory, and particularly its applied branches, can be very useful in designing equipment and software and in developing efficient methods of human performance. Applied activity theory and systemic-structural activity theory are especially valuable for ergonomic design, where cognitive aspects of work dominate. Cognitively and analytically oriented viewpoints on design require clearly developed terminology and a standardized language of human activity description. Much misunderstanding between practitioners and researchers in different areas of specialization derive from terminological issues. A clear understanding of activity theory basic terminology is particularly important for ergonomists with an engineering background. Purpose: The aim of this article is clarification of basic terminology in general, applied, and systemic-structural activity theory for specialists with an engineering background. Method: Comparative analysis of basic terminology in such areas as activity theory, cognitive psychology, action theory, and praxiology was conducted. Particular attention was paid to similar terms that have totally different meanings in these areas of study. Results: The meanings of basic terms in different branches of activity theory, their specifics, and the possibility of utilizing them by ergonomists in practice are provided. Knowledge of basic activity theory terminology makes it possible to utilize analytical procedures in ergonomic design that concentrate on cognitive components of work. Conclusions: Basic terminology of activity theory is very often used incorrectly. The same terms in different areas of study have totally different meanings. When professionals describe and evaluate task performance, which includes both physical and mental components, knowledge of terminology and its standardized description become a critical factor in design.
本文对活动理论的基本术语进行了比较分析。这一术语源于俄语的活动理论,一些翻译未能捕捉到其基本概念的原意。同样的术语也被用于心理学的其他领域,在那里它有完全不同的含义。本文对一般活动理论、应用活动理论和系统结构活动理论的基本术语进行了分析,对在实践中运用活动理论的人类工效学家和工程师有一定的价值。如果没有对基本活动理论术语的清晰理解,从业者将很难应用它。技术摘要背景:活动理论,特别是它的应用分支,在设计设备和软件以及开发有效的人类行为方法方面非常有用。应用活动理论和系统结构活动理论对人体工程学设计尤其有价值,因为工作的认知方面占主导地位。以认知和分析为导向的设计观点需要明确发展的术语和人类活动描述的标准化语言。不同专业领域的从业者和研究人员之间的许多误解源于术语问题。对于具有工程背景的人类工效学家来说,对活动理论基本术语的清晰理解尤为重要。目的:本文的目的是为具有工程背景的专家澄清一般、应用和系统结构活动理论的基本术语。方法:对活动理论、认知心理学、行动理论、行为学等领域的基本术语进行比较分析。特别注意在这些研究领域中具有完全不同含义的类似术语。结果:给出了活动理论不同分支中基本术语的含义、具体用法以及人类工效学家在实践中使用这些术语的可能性。对基本活动理论术语的了解使得在人体工程学设计中使用分析程序成为可能,这些分析程序集中在工作的认知成分上。结论:活动理论的基本术语经常被误用。相同的术语在不同的研究领域有完全不同的含义。当专业人员描述和评估任务表现时,这包括身体和精神的组成部分,术语知识及其标准化描述成为设计的关键因素。
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引用次数: 4
Resilience in Humanitarian Aid Workers: Understanding Processes of Development 人道主义援助工作者的复原力:理解发展过程
Pub Date : 2011-07-29 DOI: 10.1080/21577323.2015.1093565
Amanda Comoretto, N. Crichton, I. Albery
OCCUPATIONAL APPLICATIONS In this study, higher or lower levels of resilience in a group of humanitarian workers were found to be characterized by the interrelationship of three different groups of protective factors (dispositional, cognitive, and environmental), which influenced stress levels experienced on the job. Because resilience is a psychological construct that can be enhanced by adopting an approach facilitating technical and psychological preparedness, results of this investigation could be used to develop ad-hoc programs aimed at increasing resilience levels in aid workers about to be deployed on the field. It would be essential for these training strategies to take place in the framework of humanitarian organizations developing clear and comprehensive policies on the psychological health of their employees. In this context, training and development strategies could represent ways to facilitate and impose coherence and meaning on atypical and extreme phenomena, such as those experienced in the field (conflict, famine, epidemics, etc.). TECHNICAL ABSTRACT Background: Humanitarian aid workers face high levels of risk and adversity. Few investigations have been conducted on stress mechanisms and processes of resilience development in aid workers, though research in other professions, such as police and soldiers, indicate resilience promotes well-being. The study of these phenomena has been recognized, at an international level, as essential for the welfare of both the donors (the aid workers) and the receivers (the populations in need of being helped). Purpose: The objective of this study was to assess a conceptually based model of the interrelationship of three groups of protective factors (individual, cognitive, environmental) on resilience development in humanitarian aid workers deployed in the field. Methods: A mixed-method approach incorporating a longitudinal survey and qualitative interviews was used. Eleven scales designed to measure key protective/adverse factors were administered to 56 workers pre- and post-deployment. Scales measured resilience, work stress, coping skills, social support networks, general health, self-efficacy, and dispositional optimism/pessimism. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 15 workers to explore the interrelationship of protective factors. Results: Results indicated that the use of mental disengagement as a coping technique, age at which participants had left education, and the presence of social support networks significantly predicted changes in resilience over time. Dispositional and environmental protective factors interrelated and positively influenced the way workers perceived and coped with mission stressors. The coping strategy of mental disengagement was found to negatively influence changes in resilience via a direct pathway. Conclusions: The model partially accounted for mechanisms of resilience development, suggesting a direct relationship between work environment and individual
本研究发现,在一组人道主义工作者中,高或低的弹性水平是由三组不同的保护因素(性格、认知和环境)的相互关系决定的,这些因素会影响工作中经历的压力水平。因为恢复力是一种心理构造,可以通过采用促进技术和心理准备的方法来增强,所以这项调查的结果可以用于制定旨在提高即将部署到现场的援助工作者的恢复力水平的特别计划。这些培训战略必须在人道主义组织制定关于其雇员心理健康的明确和全面政策的框架内进行。在这方面,培训和发展战略可以成为促进非典型和极端现象,例如实地经历的现象(冲突、饥荒、流行病等),并使之具有连贯性和意义的途径。技术摘要背景:人道主义援助工作者面临着高度的风险和逆境。尽管在警察和士兵等其他职业中进行的研究表明,恢复力促进了幸福感,但对援助工作者的压力机制和恢复力发展过程的调查却很少。在国际一级,已认识到对这些现象的研究对于捐助者(援助工作人员)和受援者(需要得到帮助的人口)的福利都是必不可少的。目的:本研究的目的是评估基于概念的三组保护因素(个人,认知,环境)对现场部署的人道主义援助工作者恢复力发展的相互关系模型。方法:采用纵向调查和定性访谈相结合的混合方法。对56名工人在部署前后进行了11个量表设计,以测量关键的保护/不利因素。量表测量了恢复力、工作压力、应对技能、社会支持网络、总体健康、自我效能和性格乐观/悲观。对15名工人进行半结构化访谈,探讨保护因素的相互关系。结果:研究结果表明,心理脱离作为一种应对手段、被试离开教育的年龄和社会支持网络的存在显著地预测了心理弹性随时间的变化。性格因素和环境保护因素相互关联并积极影响工人感知和应对任务压力的方式。心理脱离的应对策略通过直接途径对心理弹性的变化产生负向影响。结论:该模型部分解释了弹性发展的机制,提示工作环境与个体情绪和心理健康之间存在直接关系。对如何发展和维持复原力的理解使援助组织能够在实地任务之前和期间提供适当的培训和支持。
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