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Recent Ergonomic Interventions and Evaluations on Laptop, Smartphones and Desktop Computer Users

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The use of computers has been rapidly rising over the recent decade. In the recent past along with the usage of desktops, laptops and smartphones are widely used in most of the offices. With the advancement in technology in smartphones, people spend a lot of time using a smartphone for the basic need of networking. It was noticed that laptops and smartphones users tend to attain incorrect postures when compared with desktop users. It is the prime concern for the organizations to improve their work environment in order to optimize the health, safety, comfort and effectiveness of their employees. This paper is aimed to study the ergonomic interventions carried out to reduce pain and to improve the posture while working on desktop, laptops and smartphones. The ergonomic evaluation methods to assess the computer workstations are also laid out. This review will be helpful for the users to adjust their workstation correctly and designers to design the workstation to include better usability feature as per ergonomic guidelines during laptop, smartphone and desktop usage.

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    Mona Sahu, Kondru Gnana Sundari & Abhishek David

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Sahu, M., Gnana Sundari, K., David, A. (2021). Recent Ergonomic Interventions and Evaluations on Laptop, Smartphones and Desktop Computer Users. In: Arockiarajan, A., Duraiselvam, M., Raju, R. (eds) Advances in Industrial Automation and Smart Manufacturing. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-4739-3_18

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