Title
Increasing compliance with stretch breaks in computer users through reminder software
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2003
Publication Title
Work: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment and Rehabilitation
Department
Occupational Therapy
Abstract
n order for a repetitive strain injury (RSI) prevention program to be effective, it is important to implement strategies to maintain a client's compliance with the program. This quantitative study explored the effectiveness of computer reminder software in increasing compliance with a stretching program designed to prevent RSI associated with prolonged computer use. Data were collected from a convenience sample of 26 participants who were instructed in a preventative stretching program and assigned to either a treatment group with the computer reminder software, or a control group without the software. To measure compliance, all participants recorded the number of times per day they stretched. Although a statistically significant difference was not found in the mean number of stretch breaks taken by the two groups (p = 0.09), further analysis suggested a type II error may have occurred. The effect size, d, revealed a large effect suggesting that the computer software had an impact on the frequency of stretch breaks, with the mean number of breaks per hour of work greater for the treatment group. Results strongly suggest that further research is warranted in this area.
ISSN
1051-9815
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Citation
Monsey, Melissa, Irina Ioffe, Angela Beatini, Betsy Lukey, Andrea Santiago, and Anne B. James. "Increasing Compliance with Stretch Breaks in Computer Users Through Reminder Software." Work. 21.2 (2003): 107-111. Print.