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[Comparison of vibrotactile thresholds in women obtained with two psychophysical measurement methods]. 2004

Barbara Harazin, and Jarosław Kuprowski, and Agnieszka Harazin-Lechowska

Zakładu Ochrony Zdrowia w Srodowisku Pracy, Wydziału Zdrowia Publicznego, Slaskiej Akademii Medycznej w Katowicach. bharazin@slam.katowice.pl

BACKGROUND The aim of the study was to determine differences between vibrotactile thresholds values in healthy women obtained with two psychophysical methods: the method drafted in ISO standard ISO 13091-1:2001 and the method hitherto used in Poland. METHODS Twenty two women (mean age, 37.9 +/- 9.7 years) participated in the study. Vibrotactile perception thresholds were measured in three fingers of both hands using the frequencies of: 4; 25; 31.5; 63; 125; 250; 400 and 500 Hz for the ISO method and respectively 63; 125; 250; 400 and 500 Hz for the Polish method. RESULTS The mean vibrotactile perception threshold values determined with ISO 13091-1 method were significantly higher than those determined with the method used in Poland. CONCLUSIONS The effect of individual finger skin temperature on vibrotactile perception values was obtained by ISO method.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D009784	Occupational Diseases	Diseases caused by factors involved in one's employment.	Diseases, Occupational,Occupational Illnesses,Disease, Occupational,Illnesse, Occupational,Illnesses, Occupational,Occupational Disease,Occupational Illnesse
D011044	Poland	A country in central Europe, east of Germany. The capital is Warsaw.	Polish People's Republic,Republic of Poland
D012016	Reference Values	The range or frequency distribution of a measurement in a population (of organisms, organs or things) that has not been selected for the presence of disease or abnormality.	Normal Range,Normal Values,Reference Ranges,Normal Ranges,Normal Value,Range, Normal,Range, Reference,Ranges, Normal,Ranges, Reference,Reference Range,Reference Value,Value, Normal,Value, Reference,Values, Normal,Values, Reference
D005260	Female		Females
D005385	Fingers	Four or five slender jointed digits in humans and primates, attached to each HAND.	Finger
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D012684	Sensory Thresholds	The minimum amount of stimulus energy necessary to elicit a sensory response.	Sensory Threshold,Threshold, Sensory,Thresholds, Sensory
D012881	Skin Temperature	The TEMPERATURE at the outer surface of the body.	Skin Temperatures,Temperature, Skin,Temperatures, Skin