Human behaviour should be recorded in (dis)comfort research

Journal Article (2021)
Author(s)

M. Smulders (TU Delft - Industrial Design Engineering)

P. Vink (TU Delft - Industrial Design Engineering)

Research Group
Mechatronic Design
DOI related publication
https://doi.org/10.3233/WOR-208027 Final published version
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Publication Year
2021
Language
English
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Research Group
Mechatronic Design
Issue number
s1
Volume number
68
Pages (from-to)
S289-S294
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Abstract

(Dis)comfort research that has no information on behaviour of the participants can be considered as incomplete, as major influencing factors could be missed. For (dis)comfort research it is important to capture influential factors such as context and task/activity, posture, movement, (distracting) stimuli and time, as these factors have influence on the experienced (dis)comfort. Recording the behaviour allows for better evaluation of and comparison between studies, contributing to an increase of scientific knowledge on (dis)comfort.