Title
Effects of a standing and three dynamic workstations on computer task performance and cognitive function tests
Author
Commissaris, D.A.C.M.
Könemann, R.
Hiemstra-van Mastrigt, S.
Burford, E.M.
Botter, J.
Douwes, M.
Ellegast, R.P.
Publication year
2014
Abstract
Sedentary work entails health risks. Dynamic (or active) workstations, at which computer tasks can be combined with physical activity, may reduce the risks of sedentary behaviour. The aim of this study was to evaluate short term task performance while working on three dynamic workstations: a treadmill, an elliptical trainer, a bicycle ergometer and a conventional standing workstation. A standard sitting workstation served as control condition. Fifteen Dutch adults performed five standardised but common office tasks in an office-like laboratory setting. Both objective and perceived work performance were measured. With the exception of high precision mouse tasks, short term work performance was not affected by working on a dynamic or a standing workstation. The participant's perception of decreased performance might complicate the acceptance of dynamic workstations, although most participants indicate that they would use a dynamic workstation if available at the workplace. © 2014 Elsevier Ltd and The Ergonomics Society.
Subject
Resilient Organisations
SP - Sustainable Productivity and Employability WHC - Work, Health and Care
ELSS - Earth, Life and Social Sciences
Work and Employment
Workplace
Healthy Living
Dynamic workstation
Physical activity
Work performance
Exercise equipment
Cognitive functions
Elliptical trainer
Physical activity
Sedentary work
Short term
Task performance
Work performance
Computer workstations
Accuracy
Bicycle ergometer
Body height
Body mass
Body weight
Cognition
Computer
Computer mouse
Controlled study
Ergometer
Ethnic group
Function test
Human experiment
Job performance
Perception
Reading
Sitting
Standing
Task performance
Treadmill
Workplace
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2014.05.003
TNO identifier
513347
ISSN
1872-9126
Source
Applied Ergonomics, 45 (6), 1570-1578
Document type
article