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. 2011 Spring;44(1):157-61.
doi: 10.1901/jaba.2011.44-157.

Generalization of posture training to computer workstations in an applied setting

Sigurdur O Sigurdsson  1 , Brandon M Ring, Mick Needham, James H Boscoe, Kenneth Silverman
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Generalization of posture training to computer workstations in an applied setting

Sigurdur O Sigurdsson et al. J Appl Behav Anal. 2011 Spring.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: ergonomics; musculoskeletal disorders; real-time feedback; self-monitoring.

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Percentage of intervals with safe leg posture for all participants. The X in the top panel indicates a feedback session during which posture could not be scored due to technical problems.
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