BACKGROUND The prevalence of musculoskeletal pain is high among healthcare workers. Knowledge about risk factors at work is needed to efficiently target preventive strategies. This study estimates the prognosis for recovery from long-term musculoskeletal pain in different body regions among healthcare workers with different levels of perceived physical exertion during healthcare work. METHODS...

BACKGROUND The effect of exercise induced hypoxaemia in determining submaximal exercise capacity, perceived breathlessness, and perceived exertion is not known. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relation of these variables to the results of lung function tests and the degree of hypoxaemia during submaximal exercise in patients with airflow limitation. METHODS Forty two patients...

Thirtytwo subjects,16 men and 16 women, participated in an experiment to compare two commonly used rating scales for perception of exertion, viz. the Borg RPE scale and the Borg CR10 scale (see, e.g., Borg, 1998). One group of 8 men and 8 women used each scale. Workloads were increased every minute, with 15 W for men, and with 10 W for women, to a voluntary maximum. With a basic perceptual nois...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the utility of the differentiated rating of perceived exertion (RPE) for the self-regulation of submaximal wheelchair propulsion in novice users. DESIGN Each participant completed a submaximal incremental test and a graded test to exhaustion to determine peak oxygen consumption (Vo(2)peak) on a wheelchair ergometer. On a separate day, two 12-minute intermittent bouts ...

PURPOSE To investigate the physiological responses and perceived exertion during international Taekwondo competition. METHODS Eight male Taekwondo black belts (mean +/- SD, age 22 +/- 4 y, body mass 69.4 +/- 13.4 kg, height 1.82 +/- 0.10 m, competition experience 9 +/- 5 y) took part in an international-level Taekwondo competition. Each combat included three 2-min rounds with 30 s of recovery...

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between exercise experiences (perceptions of competence, perceived exertion, acute affective responses to exercise) and affective attitudes toward exercise. This relationship was analyzed in a non-laboratory setting during a 13-weeks exercise program. MATERIALS AND METHODS 56 women and 49 men (aged 35-65 years; M age = 50.0 ...