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Risk of upper limb complaints due to computer use in older persons: a randomized study
BACKGROUND: We studied whether the twelve-month use of a standard computer would induce complaints of upper limb pain or functional limitations in older novice computer users. METHODS: Participants between 64 and 76 of age were randomly assigned to an Intervention group (n = 62), whose members recei...
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2007
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1997113/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17705833 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-7-21 |
Sumario: | BACKGROUND: We studied whether the twelve-month use of a standard computer would induce complaints of upper limb pain or functional limitations in older novice computer users. METHODS: Participants between 64 and 76 of age were randomly assigned to an Intervention group (n = 62), whose members received a personal computer and fast Internet access at their homes, or a No Intervention control group (n = 61), whose members refrained from computer use during the twelve month study period. RESULTS: Difference scores between baseline and twelve months assessments on both complaint (SFS) and functional health scales (SF-36) did not differ between groups (all p > .05). CONCLUSION: Prolonged, self-paced use of a standard computer interface does not put older persons at a risk of upper limb complaints or reduce functional health in older adults. |
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