Are there methods to determine the stress components for computer related tasks, e.g. using an Engineering software package?
You might look at some related literature. For example
Greene, R. L., Azari, D. P., Hu, Y. H., & Radwin, R. G. (2017). Visualizing stressful aspects of repetitive motion tasks and opportunities for ergonomic improvements using computer vision. Applied Ergonomics, 65, 461-472.http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2017.02.020
Patterns of physical stress exposure are often difficult to measure, and the metrics of variation and techniques for identifying them is underdeveloped in the practice of occupational ergonomics. Computer vision has previously been used for evaluating repetitive motion tasks for hand activity level (HAL) utilizing conventional 2D videos. The approach was made practical by relaxing the need for high precision, and by adopting a semi-automatic approach for measuring spatiotemporal characteristics of the repetitive task. In this paper, a new method for visualizing task factors, using this computer vision approach, is demonstrated. After videos are made, the analyst selects a region of interest on the hand to track and the hand location and its associated kinematics are measured for every frame. The visualization method spatially deconstructs and displays the frequency, speed and duty cycle components of tasks that are part of the threshold limit value for hand activity for the purpose of identifying patterns of exposure associated with the specific job factors, as well as for suggesting task improvements. The localized variables are plotted as a heat map superimposed over the video, and displayed in the context of the task being performed. Based on the intensity of the specific variables used to calculate HAL, we can determine which task factors most contribute to HAL, and readily identify those work elements in the task that contribute more to increased risk for an injury. Work simulations and actual industrial examples are described. This method should help practitioners more readily measure and interpret temporal exposure patterns and identify potential task improvements. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2017 APA, all rights reserved)
Two major journals you should look at:
Stress: The International Journal for the Biology of Stress at http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/ists20he Int
International Journal of Stress Management at
http://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/str/
Hi Hendrika,
Thanks for taking the time to respond and the links to useful resources, it is greatly appreciated, Kevin
We have some papers related to occupational stress and distress in health care:
Hi Béatrice,
Thank you for taking the time to respond and the papers (I will review them), it is greatly appreciated, Kevin
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