Determining the Preferences of Office Workers Regarding the Seating Element They Use

Abstract

The human body should be comfortable in all actions required by the working environment. Otherwise, problems such as fatigue,decreased job comfort or low productivity will occur.This situation is an important problem especially for individuals such as office staff who work in the same position for a long time. This study was carried out to determine the discomfort and satisfaction levels of office workers with the seating element they use. In this context, a face to face survey was conducted with a total of 192 office employees including 70 female and 122 male in İzmir, Denizli, and Hatay cities. According to the results of the study; it has been shown that the office employees’ satisfaction levels from the elements of sitting used by themselves are high and the usage of features in the element of sitting is more important instead of visual features. Besides, it has been observed that the proportion of those who prefer a hard seat surface has increased with age and the office workers who use the models with adjustable height and depth/wheeled-movable do not have any problems with the seating elements.

Keywords

• office staffs
• sitting element
• user reviews
• ergonomics