| Document ID (ISN) | 112401 |
| CIS number |
12-0328 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0355-3140 - Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health |
| Year |
2011 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Wijk K., Mathiassen S.E. |
| Title |
Explicit and implicit theories of change when designing and implementing new ergonomic interventions - A systematic literature review |
| Bibliographic information |
Sep. 2011, Vol.37, No.5, p.363-375. Illus. 100 ref. |
| Internet access |
Explicit_and_implicit_theories_[BUY_THIS_ARTICLE] [in English]
ILO_LABORDOC_[INTRANET_ACCESS] [in English]
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| Abstract |
This systematic literature review focuses on the theories concerning change processes upon which ergonomic interventions are based. It involved a systematic search of 13 literature databases from which 30 peer-reviewed intervention studies published between 2000 and 2007 provided sufficient information for the change process theory to be identified. Thirteen studies referred to an explicit theory of change, the most common being participatory theory, while in 17 studies, the change theory could only be discerned indirectly from the described intervention strategy. Twenty-five studies explained the reason for choosing their strategy, with a clear reference to theory or previous research, whereas five provided only a weak background. Four categories of intervention strategies for change were identified: changes targeting the individual; changes focusing on the work environment; changes relying on interactions between people; structural and organizational changes. Implications of these findings are discussed. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
work organization; ergonomics |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
equipment layout; manual handling; work-rest schedules; musculoskeletal diseases; work posture; workers' participation; safety and health training; limitation of exposure; literature survey |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Ergonomics and work organization
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Physiology, ergonomics
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| Browse category(ies) |
Ergonomics
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