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Publication Date: 2008
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Using Real-Time Visual Feedback to Improve Posture at Computer Workstations
Sigurdsson, Sigurdur O.; Austin, John
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, v41 n3 p365-375 Fall 2008
The purpose of the current study was to examine the effects of a multicomponent intervention that included discrimination training, real-time visual feedback, and self-monitoring on postural behavior at a computer workstation in a simulated office environment. Using a nonconcurrent multiple baseline design across 8 participants, the study assessed the effects of the intervention across three postural variables. Following an information phase, the intervention started for the lowest stable postural variable. The intervention led to substantial improvements in safety behavior for most targeted postural variables. A reversal to the information phase for 2 participants did not lead to decreases in safety. Postures self-monitored with high accuracy improved to a greater degree than postures self-monitored with low accuracy. (Contains 6 figures.)
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Intervention, Self Management, Safety, Workstations, Instructional Effectiveness, Human Posture, Visual Stimuli, Computers, Simulation, Computer Terminals, Behavior Modification, Occupational Safety and Health
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