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Self-monitoring and feedback: Reducing the risk of carpal tunnel syndrome in keyboard entry tasks
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to decrease the risk of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) during keyboard entry tasks through a combination of training, self-monitoring, feedback, goal-setting and reinforcement. A multiple baseline across subjects was used to assess subjects' posture and hand-wrist positions as they entered text on a keyboard. Following baseline data subjects received training and self-monitored either posture or hand-wrist positions. Later feedback, goal-setting, and reinforcement were given on both behaviors in a staggered fashion. The results indicate dramatic increases in both the percentage of posture items performed correctly and the percentage of time hand-wrist positions were at neutral for all subjects. Implications of the results are discussed.
Subject Area
Behavioral psychology|Occupational safety|Industrial arts education
Recommended Citation
Blake, Kathleen Elizabeth, "Self-monitoring and feedback: Reducing the risk of carpal tunnel syndrome in keyboard entry tasks" (1993). Doctoral Dissertations Available from Proquest. AAI9316623.
https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI9316623