Effects of Combining Occupationally Relevant Physical and Cognitive Tasks. A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Physical and cognitive tasks occur together in many occupations. Previous reviews of combined tasks have mainly focused on their effects in a sports context. This review investigated to which extent combinations (concurrent or alternating) of occupationally relevant physical and cognitive tasks influence responses reflecting biomechanical exposure, stress, fatigue, performance, and well-being.

Methods

We searched Scopus, Pubmed, Cinahl, and Psychinfo for controlled experiments investigating the effects of combinations of occupationally relevant physical and cognitive tasks in participants aged 18 to 70. In total, we identified 12 447 records. We added recent papers that had cited these studies (n = 573) to arrive at a total of 13 020 publications. After screening

SUBMITTER: Mixter S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10015802 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature