Centro de Documentacion de Fundación MAPFRE - Field studies of comfort and discomfort in sitting

MAP20071500050

Field studies of comfort and discomfort in sitting / Martin G. Helander and Lijian Zhang

Sumario: A previous study defined sitting comfort and discomfort as independent entities associated with different factors: discomfort is related to biomechanics and fatigue factors, and comfort to a sense of well-being and aesthetics. In this study a cheklist for evaluation of chair comfort and discomfort was analysed in two field studies

En: Ergonomics. - London [etc.]. - Vol. 40, nº 9 , September 1997 ; p. 895-915

1. Ergonomía . 2. Condiciones de trabajo . 3. Confortabilidad . 4. Biomecánica . 5. Mobiliario . 6. Asientos . 7. Oficinas . 8. Diseño . I. Zhang, Lijian . II. Título.