Citation

Badawy M, Schall MC, Sesek RF, Gallagher S, Davis GA, Capanoglu MF. Ergonomics 2018; 61(10): 1345-1354.

Affiliation

a Auburn University Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering 3323 Shelby Center for Engineering Technology.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/00140139.2018.1470680

PMID

29708048

Abstract

A systematic review of the literature regarding one-handed load carrying was conducted to identify research gaps for future load carrying studies. Twenty-six articles that may be relevant to elderly and obese people were included. Only two studies evaluated the effect of age as an independent variable during one-handed carrying. Obesity was not included as an independent variable in any of the articles. In general, the results suggested that one-handed carrying is more physically demanding than other methods of load carrying. In many cases, physiological responses to carrying a load in one hand were similar to carrying twice the load equally distributed between two hands. Some studies recommended a one-handed carrying weight limit of approximately 9-10 kg for men and 6-7 kg for women. However, more research on the effects of age and obesity during one-handed carrying are needed to determine if these results hold for elderly and obese people.

Language: en

Keywords

biomechanical; carrying; elderly; obese; one-handed; physiological; psychophysical