a Department of Industrial Engineering and Management , National Taipei University of Technology (Taipei Tech) , Taipei , Taiwan.
b Department of Health Sciences and Technology , ETH Zürich , Zürich , Switzerland.
Ergonomics. 2019 Jun;62(6):748-758. doi: 10.1080/00140139.2019.1576925. Epub 2019 Feb 27.
The efficiency of training visual attention in the central and peripheral visual field was investigated by means of a visual detection task that was performed in a naturalistic visual environment including numerous, time-varying visual distractors. We investigated the minimum number of repetitions of the training required to obtain the top performance and whether intra-day training improved performance as efficiently as inter-day training. Additionally, our research aimed to find out whether exposure to a demanding task such as a microsurgical intervention may cancel out the effects of training. Results showed that performance in visual attention peaked within three (for tasks in the central visual field) to seven (for tasks in the periphery) days subsequent to training. Intra-day training had no significant effect on performance. When attention training was administered after exposure to stress, improvement of attentional performance was more pronounced than when training was completed before the exposure. Our findings support the implementation of training at work for more efficient results. Visual attention is important in an increasing number of workplaces, such as with surveillance, inspection, or driving. This study shows that it is possible to train visual attention efficiently within three to seven days. Because our study was executed in a naturalistic environment, training results are more likely to reflect the effects in the real workplace.
通过在包括众多时变视觉干扰物的自然视觉环境中进行视觉检测任务，研究了中央和外围视觉场中视觉注意力训练的效率。我们研究了获得最佳表现所需的最少重复训练次数，以及日内训练是否像日间训练一样有效地提高表现。此外，我们的研究旨在找出接受诸如微创手术等艰巨任务的暴露是否会抵消训练的效果。结果表明，在训练后的三到七天内（针对中央视觉场的任务），视觉注意力的表现达到峰值。日内训练对表现没有显著影响。当注意力训练在暴露于压力后进行时，注意力表现的改善比在暴露前完成训练时更为明显。我们的发现支持在工作中实施培训以获得更有效的结果。在越来越多的工作场所，如监控、检查或驾驶，视觉注意力很重要。这项研究表明，在三到七天内可以有效地训练视觉注意力。由于我们的研究是在自然环境中进行的，因此训练结果更有可能反映真实工作场所的效果。
