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Participation in workplace design with reference to low back pain : a case for the improvement of the police patrol car / I. Kuorinka... [et al.]

Sumario: Thirty Canadian police officers, divided into six groups, participated in the redesign of the interior of the patrol car. Three of the groups consisted of individuals having a history of low back disease. The effect of participating in a design process on the characteristics of the final design and on the perception of the low back pain was studied in a semi-experimental setting. The participants developed a strong commitment to the participatory design process, which was reflected in their productions. The differences between participants with and without a history of a low back disease was not marked. The former tended to stress posture-related elements in their analysis and design

En: Ergonomics. - London and Washington. - Vol. 37, nº 7, July 1994 ; p. 1131-1136

1. Ergonomía . 2. Diseño . 3. Automóviles . 4. Policía . 5. Columna vertebral . 6. Postura . 7. Asientos . 8. Ingeniería mecánica . 9. Canadá . I. Kuorinka, Ilkka . II. Título. III. Título: Ergonomics.