Open AccessValidation of a questionnaire for assessing physical work load
Author(s) -
Sven Hollmann,
F. Klimmer,
KlausHelmut Schmidt,
H. Kylian
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of work, environment and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.621
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1795-990X
pISSN - 0355-3140
DOI - 10.5271/sjweh.412
Subject(s) - psychosocial , reliability (semiconductor) , test (biology) , psychology , work (physics) , convergent validity , physical therapy , applied psychology , psychometrics , clinical psychology , medicine , engineering , psychiatry , internal consistency , mechanical engineering , paleontology , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics , biology
Reliable, valid, and compatible methods are required for exploring the complex interactive effects of psychosocial and physical stressors on complaints and disorders. An instrument for assessing physical work load that integrates information from a biomechanical model of lumbar load is presented and validated.