Seat Comfort: A Review of the Construct in the Office Environment
- 1 December 1983
- journal article
- review article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Human Factors: The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Vol. 25 (6) , 701-711
- https://doi.org/10.1177/001872088302500607
Abstract
A general verview of approaches to the assessment of comfort relevant to design of office furniture is presented. These approaches include physiological/anatomical, subjective, postural, and performance-based measures. Pertinent literature from other fields is included.Keywords
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