title: Participation in workplace design with reference to low back pain: a case for the improvement of the police patrol car.
abstract: Thirty Canadian police officers, divided into six groups, participated in the redesign of the interior of the patrol car. Three of the groups consisted of individuals having a history of low back disease. The effect of participating in a design process on the characteristics of the final design and on the perception of the low back pain was studied in a semi-experimental setting. The participants developed a strong commitment to the participatory design process, which was reflected in their productions. The differences between participants with and without a history of a low back disease was not marked. The former tended to stress posture-related elements in their analysis and design.
authors.affiliation: Institut de recherche en santé et en sécurité du travail (IRSST), Montréal, Québec, Canada.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kuorinka
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Côté
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Baril
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Geoffrion
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Giguère
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Dalzell
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Larue
mesh_terms: D001336:Automobiles; D006804:Ergonomics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008297:Male; D016495:Police; D017132:Workplace