Publication:
Musculoskeletal complaints and associated factors in school children aged between 6 and 13 years in Istanbul during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study

dc.contributor.coauthorGiray, Esra
dc.contributor.coauthorYilmaz Yalcinkaya, Ebru
dc.contributor.departmentKUH (Koç University Hospital)
dc.contributor.departmentSchool of Medicine
dc.contributor.kuauthorSakarya, Sibel
dc.contributor.kuauthorTaşkıran, Özden Özyemişçi
dc.contributor.kuauthorTopaloğlu, Mahir
dc.contributor.kuauthorTuran, Zeynep
dc.contributor.schoolcollegeinstituteKUH (KOÇ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL)
dc.contributor.schoolcollegeinstituteSCHOOL OF MEDICINE
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-09T23:35:50Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractBackground: Following the first COVID-19 cases in Turkey, face-to-face education was ceased after March 16, 2020 until the end of the educational year (i.e. June 19, 2020) and education was substituted remotely due to confinement. Objective: This study aims to investigate the frequency of musculoskeletal complaints in school-age children and associated risk factors including reduced physical activity, increased screen time and poor ergonomics conditions in school-age children during the pandemic. Methods: This cross-sectional study included parents or guardians of 960 students aged between 6-13 years old with a non-randomized sampling. A survey was administered consisting of 65 items related with sociodemographic characteristics of the children and family, online education hours, technological device(s) used, screen time, type of physical activity, presence of musculoskeletal problems and poor ergonomics conditions such as incorrect sitting posture. Results: Logistic regression results demonstrated that age, excess weight gain, total daily screen time, smartphone use, incorrect sitting posture were associated with musculoskeletal complaints. Conclusion: The long-term closure of schools due to the pandemic may have led to an increase in musculoskeletal complaints in 6-13 years old children, based on the factors identified in this study, which were excess weight gain, increased screen time and incorrect sitting posture. These findings might help education and health authorities to develop strategies to improve musculoskeletal health of children especially in emergencies such as the pandemic.
dc.description.indexedbyScopus
dc.description.indexedbyPubMed
dc.description.indexedbyWOS
dc.description.issue3
dc.description.openaccessYES
dc.description.publisherscopeInternational
dc.description.sponsoredbyTubitakEuN/A
dc.description.volume74
dc.identifier.doi10.3233/WOR-220263
dc.identifier.issn1875-9270
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85151044982
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3233/WOR-220263
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14288/12559
dc.identifier.wos952282800005
dc.keywordsCOVID-19
dc.keywordsErgonomics
dc.keywordsMusculoskeletal diseases
dc.keywordsRemote education
dc.keywordsTurkey
dc.keywordsAdolescent
dc.keywordsChild
dc.keywordsCOVID-19
dc.keywordsCross-sectional studies
dc.keywordsHumans
dc.keywordsPandemics
dc.keywordsPosture
dc.keywordsWeight gain
dc.keywordsAdolescent
dc.keywordsBody position
dc.keywordsBody weight gain
dc.keywordsCross-sectional study
dc.keywordsEpidemiology
dc.keywordsHuman
dc.keywordsPandemic
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherIOS Press BV
dc.relation.ispartofWork (Reading, Mass.)
dc.subjectDentists
dc.subjectMuscles, Diseases
dc.subjectDental students
dc.titleMusculoskeletal complaints and associated factors in school children aged between 6 and 13 years in Istanbul during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study
dc.typeJournal Article
dspace.entity.typePublication
local.contributor.kuauthorTaşkıran, Özden Özyemişçi
local.contributor.kuauthorTopaloğlu, Mahir
local.contributor.kuauthorTuran, Zeynep
local.contributor.kuauthorSakarya, Sibel
local.publication.orgunit1SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
local.publication.orgunit1KUH (KOÇ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL)
local.publication.orgunit2KUH (Koç University Hospital)
local.publication.orgunit2School of Medicine
relation.isOrgUnitOfPublicationf91d21f0-6b13-46ce-939a-db68e4c8d2ab
relation.isOrgUnitOfPublicationd02929e1-2a70-44f0-ae17-7819f587bedd
relation.isOrgUnitOfPublication.latestForDiscoveryf91d21f0-6b13-46ce-939a-db68e4c8d2ab
relation.isParentOrgUnitOfPublication055775c9-9efe-43ec-814f-f6d771fa6dee
relation.isParentOrgUnitOfPublication17f2dc8e-6e54-4fa8-b5e0-d6415123a93e
relation.isParentOrgUnitOfPublication.latestForDiscovery055775c9-9efe-43ec-814f-f6d771fa6dee

Files