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Document ID (ISN)112170
CIS number 11-0884
ISSN - Serial title 0003-6870 - Applied Ergonomics
Year 2011
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Li K.W., Yu R.
Title Assessment of grip force and subjective hand force exertion under handedness and postural conditions
Bibliographic information Nov. 2011, Vol.42, No.6, p.929-933. Illus. 22 ref.
Abstract The Borg CR-10 scale has been used to quantify the perception of physical exertion. This study was conducted to test the grip force of male workers on four levels of the CR-10 scale under experimental conditions. It was found that the subjects applied higher grip forces than they perceived at levels 2, 5, and 7 on the scale. The grip forces between dominant and non-dominant hands at low CR-10 levels were negligible. The grip forces were significantly different between the two hands at level 10. Similar results were found for the postural conditions. A follow-up experiment was conducted to estimate the subjective rating when applying a pre-determined grip force under the same conditions. Regression models were established to link the relationship between the subjective rating and hand force. The estimated ratings were lower than the actual values under all the tested conditions, even though the models have high R² values.
Descriptors (primary) grip strength; measurement of load on muscles; subjective assessment
Descriptors (secondary) hand; ergonomics; statistical evaluation
Document type D - Periodical articles
Subject(s) Ergonomics and work organization
Broad subject area(s) Physiology, ergonomics
Browse category(ies) Ergonomics