Abstract Medical gloves have a direct effect on the safety of clinical staff and patients as well as optimal performance. Thus, it is necessary to identify the quantitative impact of gloves on hand performance indicators. This study aimed to investigate the effect of medical gloves on manual performance. This study was conducted on 40 hospital clinical staff. The participants’ dexterity, tactile sensitivity, and grip strength were evaluated with and without gloves and were compared by Purdue pegboard, two-point discrimination, and dynamometer tests. Additionally, the participants were required to rate their performance under different conditions using the visual analogue scale. The results showed that medical gloves had a significant effect on all studied indices. Double gloving caused the most significant reduction in touch sensitivity. Grip strength was also significantly reduced by the use of inappropriate gloves. Despite its negative effects on the ergonomic indices, single gloving provided the same functional performance as did the condition without gloves. Relevance to industry Despite a significant decrease in manual performance, single gloving can be a good alternative for the condition without gloves with regard to individuals’ mental performance. The present study results also indicated that medical gloves had a significant impact on ergonomic indicators related to manual performance. Hence, it is necessary to consider manual function dimensions when designing gloves.

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医用手套如何影响手动性能？人体工学指标评估

摘要 医用手套直接关系到临床工作人员和患者的安全以及最佳性能。因此，有必要确定手套对手部性能指标的定量影响。本研究旨在调查医用手套对手动性能的影响。这项研究是对 40 名医院临床工作人员进行的。在戴手套和不戴手套的情况下评估参与者的灵巧性、触觉敏感性和握力，并通过普渡钉板、两点歧视和测力计测试进行比较。此外，参与者被要求使用视觉模拟量表对他们在不同条件下的表现进行评分。结果表明，医用手套对所有研究指标都有显着影响。双层手套导致触摸灵敏度的降低最为显着。使用不合适的手套也显着降低了握力。尽管对人体工程学指标有负面影响，但单手套提供与不戴手套情况相同的功能性能。与行业的相关性 尽管手动性能显着下降，但考虑到个人的心理表现，单只手套可以成为不戴手套情况的良好替代方案。目前的研究结果还表明，医用手套对与手动性能相关的人体工程学指标有显着影响。因此，在设计手套时需要考虑手动功能尺寸。单手套提供与不戴手套条件相同的功能性能。与行业的相关性 尽管手动性能显着下降，但考虑到个人的心理表现，单只手套可以成为不戴手套情况的良好替代方案。目前的研究结果还表明，医用手套对与手动性能相关的人体工程学指标有显着影响。因此，在设计手套时需要考虑手动功能尺寸。单手套提供与不戴手套条件相同的功能性能。与行业的相关性 尽管手动性能显着下降，但考虑到个人的心理表现，单只手套可以成为不戴手套情况的良好替代方案。目前的研究结果还表明，医用手套对与手动性能相关的人体工程学指标有显着影响。因此，在设计手套时需要考虑手动功能尺寸。目前的研究结果还表明，医用手套对与手动性能相关的人体工程学指标有显着影响。因此，在设计手套时需要考虑手动功能尺寸。目前的研究结果还表明，医用手套对与手动性能相关的人体工程学指标有显着影响。因此，在设计手套时需要考虑手动功能尺寸。