Dynamic Workload Assessment in Complex Situations: DYWA

Kurzfassung

In this document we present the new DYnamic Workload Assessment: DYWA. Currently available instruments for self-reported workload assessment are either applied retrospectively or at static intervals during a situation without capturing the temporal dynamics of workload and the stressors that operators react to. The DYWA is an easy-to-administer and non-intrusive instrument. We recommend using this instrument in studies to gain more insight into I) the temporal dynamics of workload, II) specific stressors of situations, III) their association with the corresponding workload, and IV) concurrent measures like performance, communication or physiological responses.