{"title":"A preliminary study to identify critical factors for evaluating the effect of car-lock sounds on drivers.","authors":"Xinyang Tan, Naixin Liu, Cong Yu, Ting Han, Zhan Zhang, Saeema Ahmed-Kristensen","doi":"10.1080/00140139.2024.2379953","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00140139.2024.2379953","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Car-lock sounds are designed to inform the lock status of vehicles. However, drivers often experience a lack of confidence regarding whether the car is locked, and car thefts persistently occur, frequently attributed to unlocked doors. Without identification of critical factors for evaluating effects of car-lock sounds on drivers, a strategy to car-lock sound design with increased locking efficiency remains implicit. This study proposes a method to identify critical factors influencing drivers' perceived certainty of car-lock status and behaviours during car-locking. An experiment was conducted to simulate the locking process and verbal protocol analysis was employed to comprehend participants' cognitive processes and behaviours. The results show that mechanical sound yielded high certainty and few hesitations, while tonal and crisp sound elicited low certainty and frequent hesitations. Seven critical factors on participants' behaviours and cognitive processes were identified, which provides a data-driven approach for future research in car-lock sounds evaluation and design.</p>","PeriodicalId":50503,"journal":{"name":"Ergonomics","volume":" ","pages":"496-512"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141635646","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ErgonomicsPub Date : 2025-03-25DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2025.2483451
Tali Gazit, Tair Tager-Shafrir, Hua-Xu Zhong, Patrick C K Hung, Vien Cheung
{"title":"The dark side of the interface: examining the influence of different background modes on cognitive performance.","authors":"Tali Gazit, Tair Tager-Shafrir, Hua-Xu Zhong, Patrick C K Hung, Vien Cheung","doi":"10.1080/00140139.2025.2483451","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2025.2483451","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>With the pivotal role that dark mode plays in user interface design, its widespread adoption across various applications and operating systems is evident. This study aims to investigate the potential effects of different background modes (light and dark) using cognitive ability tests and collect demographic variables for analysis. A total of 173 participants from diverse geographic regions worldwide completed an online survey comprising cognitive tests. The experimental results demonstrate that cognitive scores were higher in light mode compared to dark mode. Additionally, younger adults performed significantly better than older adults in light mode, while participants with academic education scored higher than those without in dark mode. In both modes, men outperformed women. A majority of females prefer light mode, while a higher proportion of males feel comfortable with both modes. These findings address the gap in understanding the impact of dark mode, offering practical insights in inclusive design practices.</p>","PeriodicalId":50503,"journal":{"name":"Ergonomics","volume":" ","pages":"1-14"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143701966","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ErgonomicsPub Date : 2025-03-25DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2025.2475350
Melina Forooraghi, Annemarie Hultberg, Ingibjörg H Jonsdottir, Maral Babapour Chafi
{"title":"Exploring alignments between design principles and work unit needs in activity-based flexible offices: a case study.","authors":"Melina Forooraghi, Annemarie Hultberg, Ingibjörg H Jonsdottir, Maral Babapour Chafi","doi":"10.1080/00140139.2025.2475350","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2025.2475350","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Activity-based flexible offices (AFOs) offer employees a variety of workspaces based on their activities and needs. This study examines employees' perceptions of the workplace design across five work units in a public service organisation in Sweden, before and after relocation to AFOs. Data collection involved pre- and post-occupancy surveys (T1 = 345, T2 = 388) and interviews (T2 = 75). Explorative and descriptive data analysis was applied. The findings reveal a negative trend in perceptions of workplace design. The uniform application of design principles posed challenges. First, predominantly open zones did not support units with high concentration or confidential tasks. Second, limitations for personalisation did not fit units with creative tasks. Third, clean-desk policy introduced challenges in maintaining team cohesion and colocation did not improve within or between unit cooperations. The study suggests a balanced approach, combining customised and uniform principles to better align office design with diverse needs of different units within organisations.</p>","PeriodicalId":50503,"journal":{"name":"Ergonomics","volume":" ","pages":"1-19"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143711951","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ErgonomicsPub Date : 2025-03-25DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2025.2478619
Md Shafiqul Islam, Samantha M Harden, Sang Won Lee, Sol Lim
{"title":"Verbal and nonverbal communication differences between in-person and live-streamed group physical activity: a specific investigation into yoga instruction.","authors":"Md Shafiqul Islam, Samantha M Harden, Sang Won Lee, Sol Lim","doi":"10.1080/00140139.2025.2478619","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2025.2478619","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Live-streamed group exercise programmes are used increasingly to start or maintain physical activity behaviours. However, participants' performance and long-term engagement can be impacted in live-streamed programmes due to communication gaps with the instructors and peers. We analysed verbal and nonverbal communication differences between in-person and live-streamed group yoga classes to understand current challenges in live-streamed exercise programmes. A total of 29 group yoga class videos (14 live-streamed and 15 in-person) were annotated and analysed for verbal and nonverbal communication events. We found significantly reduced individual feedback in live-streamed <i>vs.</i> in-person sessions, while the trend was reversed for physical pose demonstrations. Environmental incidents hindered fluent communication in live-streamed sessions. The study identified interaction gaps in live-streamed group physical training in both verbal and nonverbal communication, especially in relation to providing personalised feedback for performance improvement. Potential ways to improve instructor-participant interactions in future designs for remote exercise platforms are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":50503,"journal":{"name":"Ergonomics","volume":" ","pages":"1-20"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143701970","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ErgonomicsPub Date : 2025-03-24DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2025.2480271
María Victoria Dávalos Quevedo, Alessandra Luna-Navarro, Uta Pottgiesser, Ulrich Blum
{"title":"Methods and approaches for evaluating occupant satisfaction with office space design: a systematic review.","authors":"María Victoria Dávalos Quevedo, Alessandra Luna-Navarro, Uta Pottgiesser, Ulrich Blum","doi":"10.1080/00140139.2025.2480271","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2025.2480271","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Occupant satisfaction in office spaces is a critical factor influencing occupant's productivity, satisfaction and overall workplace experience. This systematic review examines the methodologies and approaches used to assess occupant satisfaction with office space design, identifying key evaluation tools and research trends. The study explores the extent to which existing methodologies integrate environmental, spatial and design factors to provide a comprehensive understanding of user experience. Additionally, it highlights the limitations in current assessment tools, including the lack of standardised frameworks for capturing occupant feedback at different stages of the design process. The findings suggest a growing shift towards data-driven and real-time feedback mechanisms to enhance workplace adaptability. By synthesising existing research, this review aims to provide insights for designers, facility managers and policymakers to refine evaluation methods and integrate occupant-centric strategies into office space planning.</p>","PeriodicalId":50503,"journal":{"name":"Ergonomics","volume":" ","pages":"1-21"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143694400","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ErgonomicsPub Date : 2025-03-24DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2025.2482784
LiYan Bu, Wanqing Zhang, Hong Chen, WeiCheng Pan, HeSen Li
{"title":"Advancing digital cognitive rehabilitation: the role of adaptive serious games in enhancing elderly cognitive health.","authors":"LiYan Bu, Wanqing Zhang, Hong Chen, WeiCheng Pan, HeSen Li","doi":"10.1080/00140139.2025.2482784","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2025.2482784","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>As individuals age, cognitive decline increases the cognitive load, adversely affecting their ability to perform daily activities. Recently, serious games have emerged as practical digital rehabilitation tools to mitigate cognitive load in older adults. These games are categorised into task-oriented, adaptive, and multimodal types. However, comparative research evaluating the effectiveness of these categories in reducing cognitive load and enhancing cognitive function remains limited. This study systematically compares task-oriented, adaptive, and multimodal serious games to assess their impact on cognitive load and cognitive functions in elderly participants. A comprehensive evaluation indicates that adaptive serious games significantly enhance cognitive indicators, including working memory, attention, and executive functions. These findings highlight the superior potential of adaptive serious games in advancing digital cognitive rehabilitation. Furthermore, the study provides valuable insights for the design of personalised and effective cognitive rehabilitation tools tailored to the needs of the elderly population.</p>","PeriodicalId":50503,"journal":{"name":"Ergonomics","volume":" ","pages":"1-20"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143694390","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ErgonomicsPub Date : 2025-03-21DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2025.2477622
Min-Chih Hsieh, Yi Liu, Pei-Chia Wang
{"title":"Effect of heart rate, correlated colour temperature and illuminance on human visual perception under LED lighting environments.","authors":"Min-Chih Hsieh, Yi Liu, Pei-Chia Wang","doi":"10.1080/00140139.2025.2477622","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2025.2477622","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Lighting environments with different correlated colour temperatures (CCTs) and illuminance levels not only give different subjective perceptions but also affect physiological parameters. However, previous studies have rarely considered the interaction between participants' physiological state and psychological feelings under different lighting environments. To address this gap, this study aimed to investigate the impact of different CCTs (6500 K and 3000 K) and illuminances (300 lx and 900 lx) on participants' visual perception, considering heart rate changes as a key variable. Through physiological and psychological questionnaire assessments, it was found that changes in heart rate significantly influenced participants' subjective evaluations. Heart rate variations affected participants' physiological perception of the lighting environment, such as respiration and thermal sensation. The results of this study can be used as a reference for future indoor lighting design, providing a scientific basis for creating a more comfortable and efficient lighting environment.</p>","PeriodicalId":50503,"journal":{"name":"Ergonomics","volume":" ","pages":"1-14"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143674844","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The effect of icon color gradient features on users' visual search efficiency.","authors":"Yanqun Huang, Fuyu Hao, Hechen Zhang, Ziping Meng, Junyu Yang, Jutao Li","doi":"10.1080/00140139.2025.2479867","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2025.2479867","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study explored the influence of different colour gradients and colour area icons on user visual efficiency through a visual search task experiment with 35 participants involved. The results showed that the colour gradient slope and colour area of the icon significantly affected the visual search efficiency. Icons with high colour gradient slope had the highest search accuracy and shortest search time, whereas icons with low- and medium-slope differed only in search time. Icons with different colour areas affected the participants' search accuracy, and the accuracy rate of the graphic area was higher than that of the background area. In addition, the effect of the colour gradient slope on the search time was significant when the colour gradient was in the graphic area.<b>Practitioner Summary:</b> icons with a higher colour gradient slope and a coloured graphic area performed better in the visual search. These findings can provide clues for icon design.</p>","PeriodicalId":50503,"journal":{"name":"Ergonomics","volume":" ","pages":"1-11"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143671805","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ErgonomicsPub Date : 2025-03-20DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2025.2478256
Wilhelm Brodin, Carl-Oscar Jonson, Mikael Johansson, Erik Prytz
{"title":"Exploring teamwork, trust, and emergency response competence in emergent ad-hoc immediate responder groups: an experimental simulation study.","authors":"Wilhelm Brodin, Carl-Oscar Jonson, Mikael Johansson, Erik Prytz","doi":"10.1080/00140139.2025.2478256","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2025.2478256","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>People in the immediate vicinity of an accident sometimes provide first aid as immediate responders and may form spontaneous groups to provide aid together. Previous research has found conflicting results where first aid is sometimes improved and sometimes unaffected by the cooperation in these groups. This study investigated the effect of competence and the teamwork factors leadership, coordination and swift trust on first aid team performance in immediate responder groups. Ad-hoc groups of three participants with mixed or low emergency response competence acted in a simulated traffic accident. Swift trust and emergency response competence increased first aid performance while leadership and coordination did not. Low competence groups were also found to overestimate their team performance while mixed competence groups were found to underestimate their team performance. Further research should investigate how to support swift trust within these groups and explore potential education interventions for improving the effect of teamwork.</p>","PeriodicalId":50503,"journal":{"name":"Ergonomics","volume":" ","pages":"1-11"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143671803","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Evaluation of ergonomic risk in dentists providing home care.","authors":"Luís Eduardo Genaro, Suzely Adas Saliba Moimaz, Aylton Valsecki Junior, Fernanda Lopez Rosell, Tânia Adas Saliba","doi":"10.1080/00140139.2025.2481149","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2025.2481149","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We assessed the risk of Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) in dentists during home-based dental procedures by capturing images of 114 procedures. Work postures were analysed using the Rapid Upper Limb Assessment method. The evaluated procedures included Atraumatic Restorative Treatment (ART), Scaling and Root Planing (SRP), and Oral Hygiene Guidance (OHG). A significant association was observed between wrist scores and female sex (p = 0.001), indicating a moderate risk for MSDs. SRP showed significant associations with arm (p = 0.009), wrist (p = 0.029), neck (p = 0.008), and legs (p = 0.012). The final MSD risk classification was significantly associated with SRP (p = 0.032), revealing that 25.5% of the procedures had moderate risk, 38.7% high risk, and 35.8% very high risk for MSDs. Dentists who provide home care may have a moderate to high risk of developing MSDs, which is associated with the type of procedure.</p>","PeriodicalId":50503,"journal":{"name":"Ergonomics","volume":" ","pages":"1-7"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143659587","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}