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The relationship between smartphone use and subjective musculoskeletal symptoms and university students
[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to investigate the use of smartphones by university students in selected areas, their musculoskeletal symptoms, and the associated hazard ratio. [Subjects and Methods] This involved the completion of a self-administered questionnaire by dental hygiene students...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4395668/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25931684 http://dx.doi.org/10.1589/jpts.27.575 |
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author | Kim, Hyo-Jeong Kim, Jin-Seop |
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description | [Purpose] The purpose of this study was to investigate the use of smartphones by university students in selected areas, their musculoskeletal symptoms, and the associated hazard ratio. [Subjects and Methods] This involved the completion of a self-administered questionnaire by dental hygiene students in Seoul, Gyeonggido, and Gyeongsangbukdo. The 292 completed copies of the questionnaire were then analyzed. [Results] The most painful body regions after the use of smartphones were found to be the shoulders and neck. In the musculoskeletal system, back pain was found to have a positive correlation with the size of the smartphone’s liquid crystal display (LCD) screen, and pain in legs and feet were found to have a negative correlation with the length of time that the smartphone was used. As a result, it was revealed that the use of a smartphone was correlated with musculoskeletal symptoms. [Conclusion] Therefore, in today’s environment, where the use of smartphones is on the rise, it is necessary to improve the ways that they are used and to develop a preventive program to alleviate the symptoms of musculoskeletal damage. |
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spelling | pubmed-43956682015-04-30 The relationship between smartphone use and subjective musculoskeletal symptoms and university students Kim, Hyo-Jeong Kim, Jin-Seop J Phys Ther Sci Original Article [Purpose] The purpose of this study was to investigate the use of smartphones by university students in selected areas, their musculoskeletal symptoms, and the associated hazard ratio. [Subjects and Methods] This involved the completion of a self-administered questionnaire by dental hygiene students in Seoul, Gyeonggido, and Gyeongsangbukdo. The 292 completed copies of the questionnaire were then analyzed. [Results] The most painful body regions after the use of smartphones were found to be the shoulders and neck. In the musculoskeletal system, back pain was found to have a positive correlation with the size of the smartphone’s liquid crystal display (LCD) screen, and pain in legs and feet were found to have a negative correlation with the length of time that the smartphone was used. As a result, it was revealed that the use of a smartphone was correlated with musculoskeletal symptoms. [Conclusion] Therefore, in today’s environment, where the use of smartphones is on the rise, it is necessary to improve the ways that they are used and to develop a preventive program to alleviate the symptoms of musculoskeletal damage. The Society of Physical Therapy Science 2015-03-31 2015-03 /pmc/articles/PMC4395668/ /pubmed/25931684 http://dx.doi.org/10.1589/jpts.27.575 Text en 2015©by the Society of Physical Therapy Science. Published by IPEC Inc. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives (by-nc-nd) License. |
spellingShingle | Original Article Kim, Hyo-Jeong Kim, Jin-Seop The relationship between smartphone use and subjective musculoskeletal symptoms and university students |
title | The relationship between smartphone use and subjective musculoskeletal
symptoms and university students |
title_full | The relationship between smartphone use and subjective musculoskeletal
symptoms and university students |
title_fullStr | The relationship between smartphone use and subjective musculoskeletal
symptoms and university students |
title_full_unstemmed | The relationship between smartphone use and subjective musculoskeletal
symptoms and university students |
title_short | The relationship between smartphone use and subjective musculoskeletal
symptoms and university students |
title_sort | relationship between smartphone use and subjective musculoskeletal
symptoms and university students |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4395668/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25931684 http://dx.doi.org/10.1589/jpts.27.575 |
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