TY - JOUR U1 - Zeitschriftenartikel, wissenschaftlich - begutachtet (reviewed) A1 - Scholz, André A1 - Wendsche, Johannes A1 - Ghadiri, Argang A1 - Singh, Usha A1 - Peters, Theo A1 - Schneider, Stefan T1 - Methods in Experimental Work Break Research: A Scoping Review JF - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health N2 - The number of studies on work breaks and the importance of this subject is growing rapidly, with research showing that work breaks increase employees’ wellbeing and performance and workplace safety. However, comparing the results of work break research is difficult since the study designs and methods are heterogeneous and there is no standard theoretical model for work breaks. Based on a systematic literature search, this scoping review included a total of 93 studies on experimental work break research conducted over the last 30 years. This scoping review provides a first structured evaluation regarding the underlying theoretical framework, the variables investigated, and the measurement methods applied. Studies using a combination of measurement methods from the categories “self-report measures,” “performance measures,” and “physiological measures” are most common and to be preferred in work break research. This overview supplies important information for ergonomics researchers allowing them to design work break studies with a more structured and stronger theory-based approach. A standard theoretical model for work breaks is needed in order to further increase the comparability of studies in the field of experimental work break research in the future. KW - rest break KW - self-report measure KW - physiological measure KW - performance measure KW - work break KW - experimental design KW - pause UN - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hbz:1044-opus-46382 SN - 1661-7827 SS - 1661-7827 U6 - https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16203844 DO - https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16203844 PM - 31614598 VL - 16 IS - 20 PB - MDPI CY - Basel ER -