ERGONOMIC TOOLBOX FOR CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDER

累积性创伤障碍 (CTD) 在以下方面都是一个重大问题 痛苦和成本（例如医疗保健、生产力损失、工人的 补偿等）。 对人体工程学干预的需求可能是 增加，特别是当计划的联邦人体工程学标准 颁布。 人类工程学专家、人为因素专业人士、职业 治疗师和其他在人体工程学领域工作的专业人员 需要工具来帮助他们的服务更有效、更实惠。 在拟议的工作中，将对现有软件进行改进和完善 提供一套符合人体工学的工具，用于1）监控键盘、鼠标、 和应用活动； 2) 进行自动化现场工作采样 用于工作分析和主动风险因素监控； 3) 传导 自动化现场主动 CM 监控； 4）作为远程输入 用于客观人体工学和生理数据的终端；和 5) 提供适当的数据缩减、分析和报告 援助。 在第一阶段，将创建软件设计规范 部分基于一组研究人员和临床医生的反馈 积极参与CTD。 此外，还将进行一项实验以确定 可以根据关键输入信息做出推断的程度。最后， 现有软件将得到扩展并适用于有限的领域 测试。 拟议的商业应用： 与累积性创伤障碍 (CTD) 相关的费用正在迅速增加 许多组织向人体工程学专业人士寻求帮助。 的 拟议的人体工学工具箱将向此类专业人士销售 研究工具和临床工具，可以提高他们的 有效性，利用他们与公司和个人的联系， 并降低成本。

Cumulative Trauma Disorder (CTD) is a significant problem both in terms of suffering and cost (e.g., health care, lost productivity, workers' compensation, etc.). The demand for ergonomic intervention is likely to increase, especially when planned federal ergonomics standards are enacted. Ergonomists, Human Factors Professionals, Occupational Therapists, and other professionals working in the field of ergonomics need tools to help make their services more effective and affordable. In the proposed work, existing software will be improved and elaborated to provide a set of ergonomic tools for 1) monitoring keyboard, mouse, and application activity; 2) conducting automated on-site work sampling for job analysis and Active Risk Factor Surveillance; 3) conducting automated on-site Active CM Surveillance; 4) serving as a remote input terminal for objective ergonomic and physiological data; and 5) providing appropriate data reduction, analysis, and reporting assistance. In Phase I, software design specifications will be created based in part on feedback from a group of researchers and clinicians active in CTD. Also, an experiment will be conducted to determine the extent that inferences can be made from key input information. Finally, existing software will be expanded and subjected to a limited field test. PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATION: The costs associated with Cumulative Trauma Disorder (CTD) are prompting many organizations to seek help from ergonomics professionals. The proposed ergonomic toolbox will be marketed to such professionals as a research tool and as a clinical tool that can increase their effectiveness, leverage their contact with companies and individuals, and reduce costs.