Insights into effective rest breaks for reducing cognitive and musculoskeletal strain in farm machinery operators: a qualitative reflexive analysis
Movement-based breaks were perceived as beneficial, but their adoption requires flexible, context-sensitive integration into daily routines. Interventions like gaze stabilization exercises offer physiological benefit, but must be adapted to respect farmers' work routines and productivity imperatives for successful uptake.
Authors
- Stephan Milosavljevic (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8938-5290)
- Wadena D. Burnett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3639-0701)
- Udoka Okpalauwaekwe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0973-1163)
Institutions
- University of Saskatchewan (CA)
- Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute (CA)
- Genome Prairie (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Medicine
- Published
- 2025-11-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/07853890.2025.2582067
- Primary Topic
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00