The effects of feedback on computer workstation posture habits

Epstein, Rhonda; Colford, Sean; Epstein, Ethan; Loye, Brandon; Walsh, Michael

doi:10.3233/wor-2012-1287

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“…Thirteen of fourteen experimental studies prove the beneficial effect of feedback through digital technology on a broad range of habitual behaviors. Feedback increased fruit consumption (Bech-Larsen & Grønhøj, 2013), safer driving behavior (Donmez, Boyle, & Lee, 2008;Maltz & Shinar, 2004), motor learning (Lieberman & Breazeal, 2007) and posture training (Epstein et al, 2012), lowering eating rate (Ford et al, 2010), increasing physical activity (Hurling et al, 2008;Schulz et al, 2014), weight loss (Pellegrini et al, 2012;Schulz et al, 2014), limiting computer (Willis et al, 2010), and electricity consumption (Jain, Taylor, & Peschiera, 2012;Wood & Newborough, 2003;Vassileva, Odlare, Wallin, & Dahlquist, 2012).…”

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“…visual, auditory and tactile. Studies comparing tactile feedback with other modalities found this modality more effective when aimed at changing motor skills (Maltz & Shinar, 2004;Epstein et al, 2012) and when disruptiveness mattered. Generally, tactile feedback was found to be less disruptive in other tasks compared to auditory feedback, which in turn is less disruptive than visual feedback.…”

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“…A reverse pattern can be observed in the amount of detail that can be THE EFFECT OF FEEDBACK FROM DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY ON HABITS 30 communicated through different feedback modalities: visual feedback can be more detailed than auditory, which can offer more detail than tactile feedback (Hoggan & Brewster, 2010). One study (Epstein et al, 2012) reported an effect of feedback modality on the durability of the achieved behavior change: sitting posture was changed beneficially through visual feedback, but only the addition of tactile feedback on optimal posture led to lasting effects.…”

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Using feedback through digital technology to disrupt and change habitual behavior: A critical review of current literature

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Renes

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Computers in Human Behavior

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Using feedback through digital technology to disrupt and change habitual behavior: A critical review of current literature

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“…On the other hand, the link between computer use and pain in the hands and arms, as opposed to the link between computer use and pain in the neck and shoulders have been focused on more extensively in past academic scholarship, thereby making the fi ndings of this study somewhat contentious [3,17]. There is, nevertheless, academic scholarship that also suggests a higher occurrence of pain in the neck and/or shoulders among offi ce workers whose jobs involve computers [18,19]. Specifi cally, it has been argued that pain in the neck is a result of such job-related problems as exacting demands, minimal hours of rest and unhealthy working conditions [20,21].…”

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Prevalence Rate of Musculoskeletal Discomforts Based on Severity Level Among Office Workers

Shariat

Tamrin

Arumugam

et al. 2016

Acta Medica Bulgarica

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Summary There are a variety of body aches that fall under the umbrella term of Musculoskeletal Discomforts (MSDs). These can be distinguished based on the level of pain suffered by the patient, ranging from mild and sporadic to serious, constant and fatal. It has been suggested that a link exists between MSDs and risk factors involving one’s occupational conditions and physicality. Examining the prevalence rate of musculoskeletal discomforts based on the severity among office workers was the main objective of this study. In order to achieve this objective, we had, in February 2015, selected from a population of 20 000 Malaysian office workers, 753 subjects within the age range of 20-50 years who have had a minimum of a year’s working experience. For this study, a form of structured questionnaire, known as the Cornell questionnaire, has been evaluated and put to use. Under the watch of the researchers, the subjects were instructed to complete the questionnaire in the morning before they begin their respective jobs. Based on their responses, the Cornell questionnaire has revealed that at least one case of severe pain in the neck, shoulder or lower back, respectively, is suffered by 69.7% of the subjects. In the case of neck-related aches, 15% low pain, whereas 51% involved mild pain and 33.9% were cases of severe pain. That being said, 19.3% low pain in the lower back, while 50.7% suffered from mild pain and 30% had severe pain in the same region. Percentages of 34.9% for high severity, 45.4% for mild severity and 19.7% for low severity were simultaneously reported in the shoulder section. In a nutshell, the study has revealed that, in comparison with body aches in the arms, knees, upper back, forearms, wrists, hands, hips and thighs, the subjects are more vulnerable to body aches in the neck, shoulders and lower back.

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“…Rather than bending, lifting and assembling in a factory setting, workers now look at a computer monitor, move and click a mouse and type on a keyboard while sitting at a desk. The widespread use of computers in the United States and throughout the world has led to increasing rates of repetitive stress injuries and musculoskeletal disorders [3]. Computer based work has also lead to new sources and types of worker health problems.…”

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The Effect of Task Complexity on Productivity with Seated, Standing and Walking Computer Workstations

Lynch-Caris¹,

Kd²

2014

J Ergonomics

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The knowledge economy and explosion of information technology have resulted in many computer-based workers who experience discomfort, cumulative trauma disorders, and tend to have a higher body mass index than manufacturing workers. The process of redesigning workstations to address these issues should include a study that evaluates the impact on productivity. This paper demonstrates that productivity evaluations of potential designs can utilize simple low-cost methods by assessing productivity with an input task based on Fitts' Tapping test. This research compares three computer workstation designs (seated, standing and walking) and shows that walking adversely affects productivity yet comparing seated and standing postures yields mixed results. For more simple tasks, the ideal posture is sitting while for more complex tasks the worker should be standing for improved productivity.

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The effects of feedback on computer workstation posture habits

Cited by 18 publications

References 4 publications

Using feedback through digital technology to disrupt and change habitual behavior: A critical review of current literature

Using feedback through digital technology to disrupt and change habitual behavior: A critical review of current literature

Prevalence Rate of Musculoskeletal Discomforts Based on Severity Level Among Office Workers

The Effect of Task Complexity on Productivity with Seated, Standing and Walking Computer Workstations

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