Why do children think they get discomfort related to daily activities?
Children commonly report musculoskeletal discomfort related to different activities such as computer use, playing electronic games, watching TV, reading, and performing physical and hand intensive activities. Discomfort can result in disability and is a strong predictor of future discomfort in adult...
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| author | Coleman, Jemma Straker, Leon Ciccarelli, Marina |
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| description | Children commonly report musculoskeletal discomfort related to different activities such as computer use, playing electronic games, watching TV, reading, and performing physical and hand intensive activities. Discomfort can result in disability and is a strong predictor of future discomfort in adulthood. Adult beliefs regarding discomfort can affect the level of disability and are modifiable. Children's beliefs regarding discomfort could potentially be modified to minimise disability related to musculoskeletal disorders. The aim of this study was to describe children's beliefs about why they experience musculoskeletal discomfort, both in general and related to specific activities. Eighty eight school children completed questionnaires on frequency and usual duration of nine activities, whether they had felt discomfort and what they believed was the cause of any discomfort in relation to those activities. The most common activity was TV watching, and most activities were performed for 1 hour or shorter. Bad posture and doing too much of a certain activity were the most common beliefs regarding reasons for discomfort. This study shows that children are developing beliefs that tend to reflect scientific. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-30502017-09-13T16:06:54Z Why do children think they get discomfort related to daily activities? Coleman, Jemma Straker, Leon Ciccarelli, Marina Children commonly report musculoskeletal discomfort related to different activities such as computer use, playing electronic games, watching TV, reading, and performing physical and hand intensive activities. Discomfort can result in disability and is a strong predictor of future discomfort in adulthood. Adult beliefs regarding discomfort can affect the level of disability and are modifiable. Children's beliefs regarding discomfort could potentially be modified to minimise disability related to musculoskeletal disorders. The aim of this study was to describe children's beliefs about why they experience musculoskeletal discomfort, both in general and related to specific activities. Eighty eight school children completed questionnaires on frequency and usual duration of nine activities, whether they had felt discomfort and what they believed was the cause of any discomfort in relation to those activities. The most common activity was TV watching, and most activities were performed for 1 hour or shorter. Bad posture and doing too much of a certain activity were the most common beliefs regarding reasons for discomfort. This study shows that children are developing beliefs that tend to reflect scientific. 2009 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/3050 10.3233/WOR-2009-0825 IOS Press fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Coleman, Jemma Straker, Leon Ciccarelli, Marina Why do children think they get discomfort related to daily activities? |
| title | Why do children think they get discomfort related to daily activities? |
| title_full | Why do children think they get discomfort related to daily activities? |
| title_fullStr | Why do children think they get discomfort related to daily activities? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Why do children think they get discomfort related to daily activities? |
| title_short | Why do children think they get discomfort related to daily activities? |
| title_sort | why do children think they get discomfort related to daily activities? |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/3050 |