Measuring computer style: the frequency and distribution of computer keyboard behaviors

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• Personal Author:
  Baker NA ; Redfern MS
• Description:
  Although computer use is a risk factor for musculoskeletal disorders, there is currently no valid and reliable method to measure computer keyboarding style in the workplace. This paper provides the frequencies and distribution of items of the Keyboard Personal Computer Style instrument (K-PeCS), a 20 item criterion-based observational instrument that can be used in the workplace to document computer keyboard workstyle. The K-PeCS was used to rate the computer keyboarding style of 21 computer users in their workplace. The resulting frequency and distribution suggest that the K-PeCS documents a variety of postures and behaviors that occur during computer keyboarding tasks, and that the criterion selected are reasonably well-distributed amongst this sample of computer keyboard users. The K-PeCS, therefore, is adequately capturing the varied aspects of computer keyboarding style. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Biomechanical Phenomena Computers Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Safety Software
• Keywords:
  Analytical-processes Biomechanics Computer-equipment Computer-models Computer-software Keyboard-operators Office-workers Posture Statistical-analysis
• ISSN:
  1071-1813
• Publisher:
  Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  California ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 9 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  50
• Issue:
  13
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20044392
• Citation:
  Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 50th Annual Meeting, October 16-20, 2006, San Francisco, California. Santa Monica, CA: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 2006 Oct; 50(13):1351-1354
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2007
• Performing Organization:
  University of Pittsburgh
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20040501
• Source Full Name:
  Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 50th Annual Meeting, October 16-20, 2006, San Francisco, California
• End Date:
  20070430
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:3e7d547b3bf8d8863bdc84b487a2df1f4c23982db7f369dc175eaa44e4b2c80a02fc68c81c8148efe7c9084d13b9b8f6727c1ee26e892e2cd819e74ec671bb7a
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/200102/cdc_200102_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 103.13 KB ]