Prevalence of musculoskeletal pain in adolescents and its association with the use of electronic devices
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The use of electronic devices has reconfigured the daily life of adolescents; however, their excessive use may be associated to health problems. This study aimed at observing the prevalence of musculoskeletal pain among adolescents and its association with the use...
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| author | Ingrid Becker Saueressig Valéria Mayaly Alves de Oliveira Michelle Katherine Andrade Xavier Luan Ricardo Alves dos Santos Kelvin Mikael Araújo Silva Rodrigo Cappato de Araújo |
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| description | ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The use of electronic devices has reconfigured the daily life of adolescents; however, their excessive use may be associated to health problems. This study aimed at observing the prevalence of musculoskeletal pain among adolescents and its association with the use of computers and videogames. METHODS: Sample was made up of 265 adolescents of both genders (14 to 19 years old), students of a public school, who have answered a questionnaire about the use of electronic devices, musculoskeletal pain, physical activity and demographics. Values of absolute and relative frequency, confidence intervals and mean and standard deviation were expressed for descriptive analysis. Independent t and Chi-square tests were used for comparison between genders, and multiple logistic regression model was used for association test. All tests had significance level of 5%. RESULTS: The prevalence of musculoskeletal pain was 72.1%, being significantly higher for females. There has been no association between musculoskeletal pain and the use of electronic devices; however it was identified that females had 10.66 times more probability of reporting this type of pain. Cervical and thoraco-lumbar pains were associated to females (OR=1.80), and individuals attending the 2nd and 3rd year were associated to cervical pain (OR≥2.26). CONCLUSION: There has been high prevalence of musculoskeletal pain among adolescents, especially females. Although not observing association between pain and use of electronic devices, it was noted that those attending the last years of high school and of the female gender had higher risk to develop musculoskeletal pain. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f4d88554b26d43c1989c08d65b8fd0902022-12-22T01:06:43ZengSociedade Brasileira para o Estudo da DorRevista Dor1806-00132317-639316212913510.5935/1806-0013.20150025S1806-00132015000200129Prevalence of musculoskeletal pain in adolescents and its association with the use of electronic devicesIngrid Becker SaueressigValéria Mayaly Alves de OliveiraMichelle Katherine Andrade XavierLuan Ricardo Alves dos SantosKelvin Mikael Araújo SilvaRodrigo Cappato de AraújoABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The use of electronic devices has reconfigured the daily life of adolescents; however, their excessive use may be associated to health problems. This study aimed at observing the prevalence of musculoskeletal pain among adolescents and its association with the use of computers and videogames. METHODS: Sample was made up of 265 adolescents of both genders (14 to 19 years old), students of a public school, who have answered a questionnaire about the use of electronic devices, musculoskeletal pain, physical activity and demographics. Values of absolute and relative frequency, confidence intervals and mean and standard deviation were expressed for descriptive analysis. Independent t and Chi-square tests were used for comparison between genders, and multiple logistic regression model was used for association test. All tests had significance level of 5%. RESULTS: The prevalence of musculoskeletal pain was 72.1%, being significantly higher for females. There has been no association between musculoskeletal pain and the use of electronic devices; however it was identified that females had 10.66 times more probability of reporting this type of pain. Cervical and thoraco-lumbar pains were associated to females (OR=1.80), and individuals attending the 2nd and 3rd year were associated to cervical pain (OR≥2.26). CONCLUSION: There has been high prevalence of musculoskeletal pain among adolescents, especially females. Although not observing association between pain and use of electronic devices, it was noted that those attending the last years of high school and of the female gender had higher risk to develop musculoskeletal pain.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-00132015000200129&lng=en&tlng=enadolescentecomputadordor musculoesqueléticajogos de vídeotecnologia |
| spellingShingle | Ingrid Becker Saueressig Valéria Mayaly Alves de Oliveira Michelle Katherine Andrade Xavier Luan Ricardo Alves dos Santos Kelvin Mikael Araújo Silva Rodrigo Cappato de Araújo Prevalence of musculoskeletal pain in adolescents and its association with the use of electronic devices Revista Dor adolescente computador dor musculoesquelética jogos de vídeo tecnologia |
| title | Prevalence of musculoskeletal pain in adolescents and its association with the use of electronic devices |
| title_full | Prevalence of musculoskeletal pain in adolescents and its association with the use of electronic devices |
| title_fullStr | Prevalence of musculoskeletal pain in adolescents and its association with the use of electronic devices |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence of musculoskeletal pain in adolescents and its association with the use of electronic devices |
| title_short | Prevalence of musculoskeletal pain in adolescents and its association with the use of electronic devices |
| title_sort | prevalence of musculoskeletal pain in adolescents and its association with the use of electronic devices |
| topic | adolescente computador dor musculoesquelética jogos de vídeo tecnologia |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-00132015000200129&lng=en&tlng=en |
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