| Publication type: | Article in scientific journal |
| Type of review: | Peer review (publication) |
| Title: | Active sitting with backrest support : is it feasible? |
| Authors: | Kuster, Roman Peter Bauer, Christoph Michael Gossweiler, Lukas Baumgartner, Daniel |
| DOI: | 10.1080/00140139.2018.1517899 |
| Published in: | Ergonomics |
| Volume(Issue): | 61 |
| Issue: | 12 |
| Page(s): | 1685 |
| Pages to: | 1695 |
| Issue Date: | 2018 |
| Publisher / Ed. Institution: | Taylor & Francis |
| ISSN: | 0014-0139 1366-5847 |
| Language: | English |
| Subjects: | Active sitting; Ergonomic office chair; Motion axis; Office ergonomics |
| Subject (DDC): | 620: Engineering |
| Abstract: | Ergonomics science recommends office chairs that promote active sitting to reduce sitting related complaints. Since current office chairs do not fulfil this recommendation, a new chair was developed by inverting an existing dynamic chair principle. This study compares active sitting on the inverted chair during a simulated computer based office task to two existing dynamic office chairs (n = 8). Upper body stability was analysed using Friedman ANOVA (p=.01). Additionally, participants completed a questionnaire to rate their comfort and activity after half a working day. The inverted chair allowed the participants to perform a substantial range of lateral spine flexion (11.5°) with the most stable upper body posture (≤11mm, ≤2°, p≤0.01). The results of this study suggest that the inverted chair supports active sitting with backrest support during computer based office work. However, according to comfort and activity ratings, results should be verified in a future field study with 24 participants. Practitioner Summary: This experimental laboratory study analyses the feasibility of active sitting with a backrest support during common office work on a new type of dynamic office chair. The results demonstrate that active sitting with a backrest support is feasible on the new but limited on existing chairs. |
| URI: | https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/12387 |
| Fulltext version: | Published version |
| License (according to publishing contract): | Licence according to publishing contract |
| Departement: | School of Health Sciences School of Engineering |
| Organisational Unit: | Institute of Mechanical Systems (IMES) Institute of Physiotherapy (IPT) |
| Appears in collections: | Publikationen School of Engineering |
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Kuster, R. P., Bauer, C. M., Gossweiler, L., & Baumgartner, D. (2018). Active sitting with backrest support : is it feasible? Ergonomics, 61(12), 1685–1695. https://doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2018.1517899
Kuster, R.P. et al. (2018) ‘Active sitting with backrest support : is it feasible?’, Ergonomics, 61(12), pp. 1685–1695. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2018.1517899.
R. P. Kuster, C. M. Bauer, L. Gossweiler, and D. Baumgartner, “Active sitting with backrest support : is it feasible?,” Ergonomics, vol. 61, no. 12, pp. 1685–1695, 2018, doi: 10.1080/00140139.2018.1517899.
KUSTER, Roman Peter, Christoph Michael BAUER, Lukas GOSSWEILER und Daniel BAUMGARTNER, 2018. Active sitting with backrest support : is it feasible? Ergonomics. 2018. Bd. 61, Nr. 12, S. 1685–1695. DOI 10.1080/00140139.2018.1517899
Kuster, Roman Peter, Christoph Michael Bauer, Lukas Gossweiler, and Daniel Baumgartner. 2018. “Active Sitting with Backrest Support : Is It Feasible?” Ergonomics 61 (12): 1685–95. https://doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2018.1517899.
Kuster, Roman Peter, et al. “Active Sitting with Backrest Support : Is It Feasible?” Ergonomics, vol. 61, no. 12, 2018, pp. 1685–95, https://doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2018.1517899.
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