A method for rapid assessment of visual ergonomics and lighting conditions (RAVEL): An in-depth development and psychometrics study.

BACKGROUND: In workplaces heavily reliant on visual tasks, various factors can significantly influence an individual's performance, necessitating the use of reliable tools to identify and mitigate these factors. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to develop a swift assessment method for visual ergonomics a...

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Publicado en:Work Vol. 80; no. 1; pp. 441 - 461
Autores principales: Esmaeili, Sayed Vahid, Esmaeili, Reza, Shakerian, Mahnaz, Dehghan, Habibollah, Yazdanirad, Saeid, Heidari, Zahra, Habibi, Ehsanollah
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Publicado: Sage Publications Inc. Jan2025
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          Esmaeili, Sayed Vahid
          Esmaeili, Reza
          Shakerian, Mahnaz
          Dehghan, Habibollah
          Yazdanirad, Saeid
          Heidari, Zahra
          Habibi, Ehsanollah
        affil: Student Research Committee, Department of Occupational Health and Safety Engineering, School of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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          Instrument Construction
          Instrument Validation
          Psychometrics
          Questionnaires
          Vision
          Ergonomics Evaluation
          Lighting Evaluation
          Risk Assessment
          Eye Diseases Risk Factors
          Musculoskeletal Diseases Risk Factors
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          Factor Analysis
          Structural Equation Modeling
          Coefficient alpha
          Internal Consistency
          ROC Curve
          Reliability and Validity
          Data Analysis Software
          Face Validity
          Computer Terminals
          Adult
          Middle Age
          Male
          Female
          Summated Rating Scaling
          Sensitivity and Specificity
          Confidence Intervals
          Eye Diseases Diagnosis
          Musculoskeletal Diseases Diagnosis
          Musculoskeletal Pain
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      ab: BACKGROUND: In workplaces heavily reliant on visual tasks, various factors can significantly influence an individual's performance, necessitating the use of reliable tools to identify and mitigate these factors. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to develop a swift assessment method for visual ergonomics and lighting conditions, evaluating its validity in real-world scenarios. METHODS: The questionnaire's content validity was determined by a panel of experts using the content validity ratio (CVR) and content validity index (CVI). Construct validity was assessed through exploratory factor analysis (EFA), confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), and latent class analysis (LCA). Internal consistency was measured using Cronbach's alpha coefficient. The RAVEL index, derived from the calculated effect coefficients of items, classified total scores through receiver operator curves (ROCs). RESULTS: The rapid assessment method, comprising two parts with 30 items, demonstrated acceptable reliability with CVR, CVI, and Cronbach's alpha coefficient (α) at 0.75, 0.87, and 0.896, respectively. The EFA on the first part's 22 items identified three factors, confirmed by CFA. The LCA on the second part's eight items revealed that a two-class model best fit the data, with Bayesian information criterion (BIC) = 24249, 17, Akaik information criterion (AIC) = 2179.89, and an entropy R-squared of 0.83, indicating appropriate subject classification based on the model. The RAVEL score was categorized into three levels, with optimal cut points of 55 and 63. CONCLUSIONS: In conclusion, the study demonstrated that this method based on visual ergonomics serves as a rapid and reliable tool for assessing visual ergonomic risks of display users in the workplace.
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