Do ‘take a break’ or micropause apps benefit computer users?
A summary of the literature on the benefits of take a break apps and micropauses for office computer users.
This paper lists papers relating to benefits of taking breaks and micropauses at office or home working workstation found through existing known reference and online searches of the Medline, CINAHL, PsycLIT and Wilson Social Science Index.
Keywords used to compile this information on the health and wellbeing benefits for office workers of take a break apps and micropauses were: pause, rest break, static load, occupational health, fatigue, Occupational Overuse Syndrome (OOS), Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI), Cumulative Trauma Disorder (CTD), musculoskeletal disorders, data entry, computer users, visual display unit (VDU), visual display terminal (VDT).