Backpack Weight and Musculoskeletal Symptoms in Secondary School Students, Tehran, Iran
Background: . The aim of this study was to investigate of relationship of musculoskeletal symptoms with weight of backpack in Tehran secondary school students. Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed in the city of Tehran in 2009. Two hundred thirteen students participated in study. Nor...
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
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| description | Background: . The aim of this study was to investigate of relationship of musculoskeletal symptoms with weight of backpack in Tehran secondary school students.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed in the city of Tehran in 2009. Two hundred thirteen students participated in study. Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire was used, asking about complaints of back, neck, and/or shoulders. Length and weight of the children were determined. Schoolbags were weighed, and the relative weight of the schoolbag was calculated.
Results: Most prevalent discomfort was in shoulders as 38.1%, neck 27.6% and back 16.7%. Average difference of weight of backpack in sample that had musculoskeletal with other samples was significant (P< 0.05).
Conclusion: . |
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| spelling | doaj.art-69fb9e30f0ed4302944e963cbc998bc62022-12-21T20:25:37ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesIranian Journal of Public Health2251-60852251-60932010-12-01394Backpack Weight and Musculoskeletal Symptoms in Secondary School Students, Tehran, IranAR Shamsoddini0MT Hollisaz1R Hafezi2 Background: . The aim of this study was to investigate of relationship of musculoskeletal symptoms with weight of backpack in Tehran secondary school students. Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed in the city of Tehran in 2009. Two hundred thirteen students participated in study. Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire was used, asking about complaints of back, neck, and/or shoulders. Length and weight of the children were determined. Schoolbags were weighed, and the relative weight of the schoolbag was calculated. Results: Most prevalent discomfort was in shoulders as 38.1%, neck 27.6% and back 16.7%. Average difference of weight of backpack in sample that had musculoskeletal with other samples was significant (P< 0.05). Conclusion: .https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/3088BackpackMusculoskeletal symptomSchoolbagStudentIran |
| spellingShingle | AR Shamsoddini MT Hollisaz R Hafezi Backpack Weight and Musculoskeletal Symptoms in Secondary School Students, Tehran, Iran Iranian Journal of Public Health Backpack Musculoskeletal symptom Schoolbag Student Iran |
| title | Backpack Weight and Musculoskeletal Symptoms in Secondary School Students, Tehran, Iran |
| title_full | Backpack Weight and Musculoskeletal Symptoms in Secondary School Students, Tehran, Iran |
| title_fullStr | Backpack Weight and Musculoskeletal Symptoms in Secondary School Students, Tehran, Iran |
| title_full_unstemmed | Backpack Weight and Musculoskeletal Symptoms in Secondary School Students, Tehran, Iran |
| title_short | Backpack Weight and Musculoskeletal Symptoms in Secondary School Students, Tehran, Iran |
| title_sort | backpack weight and musculoskeletal symptoms in secondary school students tehran iran |
| topic | Backpack Musculoskeletal symptom Schoolbag Student Iran |
| url | https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/3088 |
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