An ergonomic field comparison of a traditional computer mouse and a vertical computer mouse in uninjured office workers

Leon Straker; Clare M. Pollock; Anthony Frosh; Arne Marino Aarås; Marvin J. Dainoff

doi:10.1177/154193120004403376

An ergonomic field comparison of a traditional computer mouse and a vertical computer mouse in uninjured office workers

Leon Straker, Clare M. Pollock, Anthony Frosh, Arne Marino Aarås, Marvin J. Dainoff

Flinders University

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27 office workers participated in a controlled field trial of a novel computer mouse design. Usability, performance and discomfort measures were taken prior to, during and post a 2 week trial period. Usability was assessed using rating scales based on Davis's Perceived Ease of Use Scale and ISO/DIS 9241-9 draft standard. Performance was measured as time to complete a series of standardised word processing tasks. Body parts discomfort was measured by visual analogue discomfort scales. Workers tended to find the vertical mouse less easy to use, especially in ease of movement. Performance with the vertical mouse tended to be slightly slower. Discomfort tended to be slightly lower for some workers during vertical mouse use.

Original language	English
Pages	356-359
Number of pages	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/154193120004403376
Publication status	Published - 1 Jul 2000
Event	Proceedings of the XIVth Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association and 44th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Association, 'Ergonomics for the New Millennnium' - Duration: 29 Jul 2000 → …

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Conference	Proceedings of the XIVth Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association and 44th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Association, 'Ergonomics for the New Millennnium'
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Straker, L., Pollock, C. M., Frosh, A., Aarås, A. M., & Dainoff, M. J. (2000). An ergonomic field comparison of a traditional computer mouse and a vertical computer mouse in uninjured office workers. 356-359. Paper presented at Proceedings of the XIVth Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association and 44th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Association, 'Ergonomics for the New Millennnium'. https://doi.org/10.1177/154193120004403376

Straker, Leon ; Pollock, Clare M. ; Frosh, Anthony et al. / An ergonomic field comparison of a traditional computer mouse and a vertical computer mouse in uninjured office workers. Paper presented at Proceedings of the XIVth Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association and 44th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Association, 'Ergonomics for the New Millennnium'.4 p.

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