Search for dissertations about: "VDU-work"

Found 4 swedish dissertations containing the word VDU-work.

  2. 1. Interventions for safe and healthy work

    Author : Mats Eklöf; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : Ergonomics; feedback; fishery; intervention; occupational injury; participatory; psychosocial factors; risk perception; safety attitudes; VDU-work;

    Abstract : The general aim of this thesis was to contribute to the research-based knowledge about associations 1) between individual psychological and social factors, respectively, and activity in safety work; 2) between general characteristics of working-environment change processes, on the one hand, and working environment characteristics, and health-related symptoms, on the other; 3) between working life interventions and activity to modify the working environment, working environment characteristics, and health-related symptoms.Associations between psychological and social factors, respectively, and activity in safety work were explored in a questionnarie study among Swedish fishermen. READ MORE

  4. 2. Musculoskeletal disorders in demanding computer work - with air traffic control as a model

    Author : Inger Arvidsson; Avdelningen för arbets- och miljömedicin; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; prospective study; psychosocial work environment; neck-postures; technical measurements; physical exposure; computer mouse; VDU-work; diagnoses; Neck and upper limb disorders; physical examination;

    Abstract : In computer work, musculoskeletal disorders are frequently reported, but the knowledge about causal relationships is limited. In air traffic control, female and male operators perform exactly the same computer work. READ MORE

  5. 3. Assessment of physical work load at visual display unit workstations : ergonomic applications and gender aspects

    Author : Lena Karlqvist; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Gender; input device; physical load; VDU workstation.;

    Abstract : Local physical workload at visual display unit (VDU) workstations with different lay-out and computer input devices were studied among men and women. Word processing with keyboard only and a computer mouse were compared. READ MORE

  6. 4. Physical load, psychosocial and individual factors in visual display unit work

    Author : Jens Wahlström; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; computer work; musculoskeletal symptoms; working; technique; psychosocial factors; physical load; muscular tension; mental; stress;

    Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to explore associations between physicalload, psychosocial and individual factors in visual display unit (VDU)work. Furthermore, the aim was to investigate whether perceived musculartension is a predictor of neck pain among VDU operators. READ MORE