In:
Zentralblatt für Arbeitsmedizin, Arbeitsschutz und Ergonomie, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, Vol. 72, No. 1 ( 2022-01), p. 20-26
Abstract:
Safety footwear is part of personal protective equipment to reduce the risk of accidents in the workplace and is mandatory for many activities in various occupational groups. Wearing standardized work shoes can lead to increased stress on the worker due to their special characteristics (fit and weight). Additional optimization of work shoes, with the aim of symmetrizing the gait and thus reducing the stress, under the special conditions of occupational health and safety should therefore be sought. The purpose of this study was to examine whether the fitting of a gait adjustment aid with the aim of symmetrizing the gait has an influence on the general strain of shift workers. Methods For this purpose, heart rate variability (HRV) was continuously recorded in 29 male subjects (intervention group n = 15, control group n = 14) at 2 measurement time points (2 weeks in between) during the late shift. Results After wearing the gait adjustment aid for 2 weeks, the intervention group showed a significant increase in time-related HRV parameters. The frequency-related parameters total power and power in the high frequency band (power HF band) showed a decrease in the control group from the first to the second measurement time. The results indicate that the gait adjustment aid shows positive effects on HRV and can thus positively influence the general stress situation at the workplace in this sample. Discussion Further studies to verify an effect with larger numbers of cases and taking further grouping possibilities into account (e.g. parameters of gait analysis, physical performance and previous illnesses) are, however, required.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0944-2502
,
2198-0713
DOI:
10.1007/s40664-021-00446-6
Language:
German
Publisher:
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Publication Date:
2022
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2247312-9
