Abstract

In this paper, participants operated visual display terminals (VDT); the authors analyzed their pulse wave signals to develop objective indices for diagnosing and assessing VDT-induced. The experiment used 30 healthy undergraduates test subjects; each subject operated static PC for 4 hours. The pulse waves of local blood volumes in the test subjects' finger-tips were measured every 30 minutes for 2 minutes. After the experiment, the pulse wave parameters were analyzed. All test subjects exhibited signs of visual fatigue according to the fatigue scale results. There were significant differences of heart rate (HR), which clearly declined before and after the experiment (P<0.01). The indexes RMSSD, SDNN, P3, P4, P5, P6, and TP had significant differences (P<0.01) and all rose. The positions of the main and dicrotic waves advanced (P<0.01). The experiment parameters prompted significant changes; pulse wave forms changed during VDT work. Based on these results, pulse wave analysis holds promise as an effective, noninvasive technique for measuring VDT fatigue.

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