Educating Students of SAMK Pori Campus in Classroom Ergonomics
Setälä, Mikko (2018)
Setälä, Mikko
Satakunnan ammattikorkeakoulu
2018
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2018111517230
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2018111517230
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The aim of this thesis was to improve study ergonomics in the population of Satakunta University of Applied Sciences students.
The objective was to create a material giving suggestions for the target population on how they can counter the stressors of a university environment and how to improve their physical and cognitive ergonomics through intrinsic activity especially within the lecture situations and on breaks. The material is focused on prevention and risk reduction of musculoskeletal disorders. The contents of this material are evidence-based and it derives from the theoretical background review on ergonomics and workability of student- and office worker populations.
The theoretical background in this thesis was a literature search of student and classroom ergonomics, student and office worker specific loading factors, common musculoskeletal disorders in student populations, ergonomical interventions in office work and breaks from work.
The scientific articles used in this thesis were found from online databases PubMed, ResearchGate and EBSCO, other literature references were found through SAMK Finna.
A manual counting of furniture available in theoretical lecture classrooms throughout the campus was conducted to attain an overview of the most prevalent types and characteristics of ergonomical equipment. The data was added to this thesis even though it is merely directional as the ergonomical equipment in classrooms is mainly freely movable.
The objective was to create a material giving suggestions for the target population on how they can counter the stressors of a university environment and how to improve their physical and cognitive ergonomics through intrinsic activity especially within the lecture situations and on breaks. The material is focused on prevention and risk reduction of musculoskeletal disorders. The contents of this material are evidence-based and it derives from the theoretical background review on ergonomics and workability of student- and office worker populations.
The theoretical background in this thesis was a literature search of student and classroom ergonomics, student and office worker specific loading factors, common musculoskeletal disorders in student populations, ergonomical interventions in office work and breaks from work.
The scientific articles used in this thesis were found from online databases PubMed, ResearchGate and EBSCO, other literature references were found through SAMK Finna.
A manual counting of furniture available in theoretical lecture classrooms throughout the campus was conducted to attain an overview of the most prevalent types and characteristics of ergonomical equipment. The data was added to this thesis even though it is merely directional as the ergonomical equipment in classrooms is mainly freely movable.