Korean Journal of Rural Living Science (한국농촌생활과학회지)

The Korean Society of Community Living Science (한국지역사회생활과학회)
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Effects of Using convenient Tool (put- on - style - stool) on Farm Worker′s Physiological Responses

농작업자의 생리반응으로 본 착용식 의자의 활용 효과

  • Choi, Jung-Hwa (Dept. of Agricultural Home Economics, Seoul National University) ;
  • Seol, Hyang (Dept. of Agricultural Home Economics, Seoul National University) ;
  • Ryu, Kwan-Hee (Dept. of Agricultural Machinery, Seoul National University)
  • 최정화 (서울대학교 농업생명과학대학 농가정학과) ;
  • 설향 (서울대학교 농업생명과학대학 농가정학과) ;
  • 류관희 (서울대학교 농업생명과학대학 농기계학과)
  • Published : 1997.07.01
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Abstract

In this study we tried to examine the efficiency of the agricultural convenient tool (put-on-style-stool) by observing subjects'physiological responses. For this we measured subjects' heart rate, oxygen consumption, blood lactate level, mean skin temperature and rectal temperature. The results of this study are as follows; Heart rate was 75$\pm$2 beats/min with the put-on-style-stool and 78$\pm$2 beats/min without it (P＜0.01). Oxygen consumption was 3.88$\pm$1.90 $m\ell$/kg/min with the Put-on-style-stool and 5. 06$\pm$0.40 $m\ell$/kg/min without it (P＜0.05). Blood lactate level was 2.39$\pm$0.64 mmol with the put-on-style-stool and 3.38$\pm$0.45 mmol without it (P＜0.05). Mean skin temperature was lower but rectal temperature was higher with than without the put- on - style - stool (P＜0.05 and P＜0.01 respectively) So, using the put-on-style-stool was evaluated positively in farmer's work.

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