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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
10
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1994-12-28
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pubmed:abstractText |
The directory assistance operators' task with a visual display terminal was simulated to determine the preferable work-rest schedule from among the three different work-rest schedules: 30 min of work followed by 5 min break (30-5); 60 min of work followed by 10 min break (60-10); and 120 min of work without any break (120-0). The total working duration was 2 h. The errors made during the work and the subjective responses before and after the working period (2 h) were recorded and analysed. The results showed that the first two work-rest schedules were preferable to the third condition (120-0) as significantly fewer errors were made (p > or = 0.01) when a short break was provided. There was no significant difference (p > or = 0.10) in errors between (30-5) and (60-10) schemes. Fewer before and after subjective responses differed significantly for (30-5) and (60-10) schemes than for the (120-0) scheme. The overall effect of schemes on subjective responses, however, was not statistically significant at the 5% level. Since both (30-5) and (60-10) schemes were found acceptable, the (60-10) scheme is recommended since it is easy to implement, causes fewer breaks and therefore, fewer work interruptions, and leads to fewer total minutes of break.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Oct
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pubmed:issn |
0014-0139
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
37
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
1697-707
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2004-11-17
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:7957021-Adolescent,
pubmed-meshheading:7957021-Adult,
pubmed-meshheading:7957021-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:7957021-Mental Fatigue,
pubmed-meshheading:7957021-Occupational Diseases,
pubmed-meshheading:7957021-Random Allocation,
pubmed-meshheading:7957021-Task Performance and Analysis,
pubmed-meshheading:7957021-Telephone,
pubmed-meshheading:7957021-Workload
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pubmed:year |
1994
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pubmed:articleTitle |
The effect of different work-rest schedules on fatigue and performance of a simulated directory assistance operator's task.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Ergonomics and Engineering Controls Research Laboratory, University of Cincinnati, OH 45221-0016.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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