Generalization of posture training to computer workstations in an applied setting.
Improving employees' posture may decrease the risk of musculoskeletal disorders. The current paper is a systematic replication and extension of Sigurdsson and Austin (2008), who found that an intervention consisting of information, real-time feedback, and self-monitoring improved participant posture at mock workstations. In the current study, participants worked in an applied setting, and posture data were collected at participants' own workstations and a mock workstation. Intervention in the mock setting was associated with consistent improvement in safe posture at the mock workstation, but generalization to the actual workstation was limited.
['Sigurdsson|Sigurdur O|SO|', 'Ring|Brandon M|BM|', 'Needham|Mick|M|', 'Boscoe|James H|JH|', 'Silverman|Kenneth|K|']
D003199:Computer Systems D005260:Female D005793:Generalization, Psychological D006801:Humans D008297:Male D009140:Musculoskeletal Diseases D019370:Observation D009784:Occupational Diseases D011187:Posture D017132:Workplace
musculoskeletal disorders real-time feedback self-monitoring ergonomics