Does a reclined backrest with less legroom meet the same comfort as a fixed backrest with 80 mm more leg room?

IF 1.7 4区 医学 Q3 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Sander Maxim Eversdijk, Frederik Johannes Cornelis de Vos, Aldo Aaldert Theoduros van Zee, Nola Cornelia Adriana Houtepen, Mily Isabelle van Haaff, Maxime Albertine Corelijne Iserief, Peter Vink
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Abstract

Background: In vehicles there is often limited space for seats. This might mean that reclining the back rest reduces the legroom. The second row in a cargo van has this problem and in this limited space an upright seat and a reclined seat with less legroom was developed and tested.

Objective: The research question of this study is: Does a reclined backrest with less leg room result in the same comfort and/or discomfort as an upright backrest with more leg room?

Methods: Twenty participants are asked to sit 45 minutes in the upright seat with 8 cm more legroom and 45 minutes in the reclined seat. Ten participants started in the upright seat and ten in the reclined. Participants had to complete a comfort and discomfort questionnaire every 15 minutes and a qualitative interview was conducted after experiencing both seats.

Results: For comfort no statistically significant differences were found between both seats. For discomfort statistically significant differences were found where discomfort was lower in the reclined seat. Half of the participants preferred the upright and half the reclined seat. The interviews showed that the reclined position was more related to relaxation.

Conclusions: This study indicates that a more reclined back rest results in less discomfort, but that does not lead to a clear preference of participants. The reclined position is associated with relaxing, and this study indicates that for the relaxing state the more reclined seat is preferred. For more active situations the upright posture seems better.

腿部空间较小的倾斜靠背与腿部空间增加 80 毫米的固定靠背是否能达到同样的舒适度?
背景:汽车座椅的空间往往有限。这可能意味着靠背倾斜会减少腿部空间。货运面包车的第二排就存在这个问题,在这个有限的空间里,我们开发并测试了一种直立式座椅和一种腿部空间较小的斜倚式座椅:本研究的问题是本研究的问题是:腿部空间较小的倾斜靠背与腿部空间较大的直立靠背是否会带来同样的舒适感和/或不适感?要求 20 名参与者在腿部空间多 8 厘米的直立座椅上坐 45 分钟,在倾斜座椅上坐 45 分钟。10 名参与者从直立座椅开始,10 名参与者从倾斜座椅开始。参与者必须每 15 分钟填写一份舒适度和不适感问卷,并在体验两种座椅后进行定性访谈:在舒适度方面,两种座椅之间没有发现明显的统计学差异。在舒适度方面,两种座椅没有明显的统计学差异。一半的参与者更喜欢直立式座椅,一半的参与者更喜欢斜躺式座椅。访谈显示,斜躺姿势更有助于放松:这项研究表明,靠背更靠后可减少不适感,但这并不意味着参与者有明确的偏好。斜躺姿势与放松有关,本研究表明,在放松状态下,斜躺座椅更受青睐。在较为活跃的情况下,直立姿势似乎更好。
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Work-A Journal of Prevention Assessment & Rehabilitation
Work-A Journal of Prevention Assessment & Rehabilitation PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-
CiteScore
3.00
自引率
30.40%
发文量
739
期刊介绍: WORK: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment & Rehabilitation is an interdisciplinary, international journal which publishes high quality peer-reviewed manuscripts covering the entire scope of the occupation of work. The journal''s subtitle has been deliberately laid out: The first goal is the prevention of illness, injury, and disability. When this goal is not achievable, the attention focuses on assessment to design client-centered intervention, rehabilitation, treatment, or controls that use scientific evidence to support best practice.
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