Table 2.
Types of furniture in publications and methods of assessment.
| Publication Serial No. | Working furniture | School furniture | Chairs | Assessment techniques |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | * | Six Sigma Methodology (SSM); Anthropometric; Questionnaire | ||
| 2 | * | Anthropometric | ||
| 3 | * | Anthropometric; Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire (NMQ) | ||
| 4 | * | Motion Laboratory Study; Interviews; Pressure Mapping | ||
| 5 | * | Questionnaire; Anthropometric; Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) | ||
| 6 | * | Questionnaire; Interview; Anthropometric | ||
| 7 | * | 3D Automated Joint Angle Assessment (3D-AJA); Rapid Upper Limb Assessment (RULA) | ||
| 8 | * | Rate of Perceived Discomfort questionnaire (RPD); Seating Discomfort Questionnaire (SDQ); Electromyography (EMG) | ||
| 9 | * | Anthropometric; Body Discomfort Scale (Corlett's and Bishop's Scale); Rapid Upper Limb Assessment (RULA） | ||
| 10 | * | Anthropometric; Discomfort Questionnaire; Rapid Upper Limb Assessment (RULA） | ||
| 11 | * | Checklist; Ergonomic Rating; User Rating; | ||
| 12 | * | Anthropometric; Subjective Comfort Questionnaire | ||
| 13 | * | Chair Evaluation Checklist (CEC); Anthropometric | ||
| 14 | * | Online Questionnaire; 9-item Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES-9); Need For Recovery (NFR) survey | ||
| 15 | * | Questionnaire; Qualisys Motion Capture | ||
| 16 | * | Focus Group Interviews (FGI) | ||
| 17 | * | Anthropometric | ||
| 18 | * | Modified Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire (NMQ); Rapid Upper Limb Assessment (RULA） | ||
| 19 | * | 5-level Comfort Meter; Pressure Test | ||
| 20 | * | Rapid Upper Limb Assessment (RULA); Anthropometric; Mismatch Evaluation | ||
| 21 | * | Electromyography (EMG); Subjective Visual Analogue Scale Discomfort Surveys; Heart Rate Variability (HRV) | ||
| 22 | * | Anthropometric | ||
| 23 | * | Rapid Upper Limb Assessment (RULA); Rapid Office Strain Assessment (ROSA); Maastricht Upper Extremity Questionnaire revised Brazilian Portuguese version (MUEQ-Br revised) | ||
| 24 | * | 3D analysis; Electromyography (EMG); Dynamographic analysis | ||
| 25 | * | User-Chair Fit Index (UCFI) | ||
| 26 | * | Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire (NMQ) | ||
| 27 | * | Radiographic | ||
| 28 | * | Anthropometric | ||
| 29 | * | Real Time User Comfort (RTUC) | ||
| 30 | * | Rapid Entire Body Assessment (REBA); Observations; Survey Anthropometric | ||
| 31 | * | Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire (NMQ); Rapid Entire Body Assessment (REBA) and Diagnosis | ||
| 32 | * | Anthropometric | ||
| 33 | * | Literature Review; Anthropometric | ||
| 34 | * | Questionnaire; Observations | ||
| 35 | * | Anthropometric | ||
| 36 | * | Anthropometric | ||
| 37 | * | Observational Assessment; Rapid Upper Limb Assessment (RULA); Survey and Questionnaire; Postural Assessment | ||
| 38 | * | Electromyography (EMG); Kinematics | ||
| 39 | * | Portable Ergonomic Observation (PEO) | ||
| 40 | * | Questionnaires; Body Part Discomfort Scale (BPDS) | ||
| 41 | * | Anthropometric; Short Interview |